Telehealth Grantee Directory

Network Partners:

Integrated Physician Network, Clinica Campesina Family Health Clinic, Boulder County Public Health. Formed 09/01/05.

Project Purpose:

1. Electronic Medical Record shared between Avista Hospital, Clinica Campesina, and 21 private physician locations.
2. Institute a Clinical Quality Improvement Program (QIP) using evidence based medicine to address the six aims of the Institute of Medicine.
3. Implement decision support for providers at the time of care using a knowledge warehouse.

Outcomes Expected/Project Accomplishments:

• Improve communications between providers - implementation of a shared Electronic Medical Record.
• Improve quality of care - diabetes registry, lab results for HbA1c and eye exam, protocols embedded in the EMR, and registries for 4 other health disparities.
• Improve the value of the health care - lower expenses for physicians and payers, lower premium rates, and a new model of health care delivery.

Service Area:

Congressional District - Colorado 2. Colorado Counties - Boulder, Adams, Broomfield.

Services Provided:

Allergy, Asthma, Diabetes, Mental Health, Nutrition, OB, Orthopedics, Pediatrics, Pharmacy, Trauma/ER, Acute Hospital, Dental, Family Practice, Internal Medicine, Ophthalmology, Laboratory Interfaces. 2007 - Cardiology.

Equipment:

Laptop computers, projectors, fax servers, fax machines, multi-page scanners, ID card scanners, desk top computers, cell phones, NextGen EPM-EMR software, Mobile MD middle-ware, Medi-Tech software.

Transmission:

Full T1 lines between providers and server, DSL lines to providers' home computers, Internet for patient contact.

Network Partners:

• Oglala Lakota College, Pine Ridge, SD
• Si Tanka Community College, Eagle Butte, SD
• Seattle Indian Health Board, Seattle, WA
• Sinte Gleska University, Rosebud, SD

Project Purpose:

To apply state-of-the-art telecommunications technologies to high priority American Indian health-disparities via education and community dissemination. Activities include:

1. developing and updating health-related coursework to be disseminated by tribal colleges and universities via both self-directed Internet-based and real-time interactive videoconferencing, and
2. providing a venue for community champions both at the lay and health-professional levels, to develop prevention and intervention projects that focus on high priority local health concerns.

Outcomes Expected/Project Accomplishments:

Participants will complete a survey of closed- and open-ended questions that assess all goal-relevant activities (e.g., dates of task initiation/completion, participant identities, training dates, number, background of trainees, attendance records, frequency of Web-based accession, rates of training completion, task survey responses, etc.), and outcomes (e.g., performance scores on job-skill competency tests).

Service Area:

• Mission, South Dakota - Todd County - HPSA, MUA
• Pine Ridge, South Dakota - Shannon County - HPSA, MUA
• Eagle Butte, South Dakota - Dewey County - HPSA, MUA
• Seattle, Washington - King County - MSA

Services Provided:

Distance education opportunities (CME-accredited) for local community health professionals; providing a programmatic and technical training for community health advocates and professionals to develop and disseminate prevention and intervention projects that focus on high priority local health concerns.

Equipment:

Polycom videoconferencing unit, Epson Scanner, Marantz CD/Cassette Combo Deck, IMac G4 800Mhz computer, JVC MiniDV/SVHS Dub/VCR, Final Cut Pro3, JVC S-VHS Recorder, Canon XL1 MiniDV Camcorder, Sony Mavica Digital Camera, Macromedia MX Suite, WebCT, Panasonic DVD Recorder.

Transmission:

Full T1, Internet, ISDN.