Overview
Grants Overview
INDIANA, Marion County
Riley Connections
James Whitcomb Riley Hospital For Children
CMP FY 03
Clarian Health Partners
1633 North Capitol Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46202
www.clariantelemedicine.org
Richard Helsper MBA, CHE
Ph: 317-274-3408
Fax: 317-274-5645
Email: rhelsper@clarian.org
Network Partners:
Bedford Regional Hospital, Bedford, IN; Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, IN Union Hospital, Terre Haute, IN; Memorial Hospital, South Bend, IN; Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN; Tipton County.
Project Purpose:
Enable and enhance the provision of specialty healthcare to children throughout Indiana. Provide an infrastructure to promote continuing medical education among providers across Indiana. Maximize outreach providers' clinical time. Support the advancement of telemedicine policy and reimbursement in Indiana.
Outcomes Expected/Project Accomplishments:
Reduce the wait time for Indiana children to see a specialist. Decrease travel expenses for families and providers.
Service Area:
Lawrence County, IN; Vanderburgh County, IN; Vigo County, IN; St. Joseph County, IN; Allen County, IN; Tipton County.
Services Provided:
Riley Connections has operated since September 2003. Consultations are provided in adolescent psychiatry, pediatric urology, pediatric endocrinology, pediatric dermatology, and cystic fibrosis related diabetes. File transfer services are performed for pediatric EEGs, pediatric EKGs, and pulmonary sleep studies. Continuing Medical Education events are broadcast weekly.
Equipment:
At remote sites: 5 Tandberg 2500 video codec conferencing carts, 2 stethoscopes (AMD 3550), 3 general exam cameras (AMD 2550), 2 Compaq notebook computers.
Transmission:
Full T-1 Lines between Clarian Health Partners and Deaconess Hospital, Bedford Regional Hospital, Tipton Hospital, and Union Hospital. Internet to Memorial Hospital and Lutheran Hospital for continuing medical education.
INDIANA, Marion County
Congressionally-Mandated Telehealth Grants
Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County
CMP FY 05
Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County
Grants Department
3838 N. Rural St.
Indianapolis, IN 46205
Thomas Kuster, CNMT
Gurinder Hohl, MPH
Ph: 317-221-3112
Fax: 317-221-2020
Email: ghohl@hhcorp.org
Network Partners:
N/A.
Project Purpose:
To enhance Wishard Health Services (WHS) physician, staff and patient access to and satisfaction with radiology images and reports through the use of the Picture Archive Communications System (PACS). This project is an upgrade to an existing system in effort to become a "filmless" radiology department.
Outcomes Expected/Project Accomplishments:
Increased physician usage and satisfaction of/with PACS. Increased staff satisfaction with PACS. Have one year's worth of images stored in cache (immediate retrieval). This will be monitored via system user surveys.
Service Area:
- Marion County (Indianapolis), Indiana.
- Approximately 12 HPSAs served by grant project.
Services Provided:
The WHC PACS system has been in place since 1998 and supports all modalities of radiology including Computed Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Nuclear Medicine, Ultrasound and Diagnostic X-ray.
Equipment:
1 Oracle server; 2 network gateways; 2 tape archives; 2 archive servers; 1 Web server; 25 radiology review stations; administrative workstation.
Transmission:
Broadband LAN throughout hospital with Internet access for radiologists and referring physicians outside of hospital.
