Overview
Grants Overview
WYOMING, Laramie County
Regional Expansion of Telehealth and Distance Learning
Memorial Hospital of Laramie County dba Cheyenne Regional Medical Center
CMP FY 04
Cheyenne Regional Medical Center
214 E.23rd Street
Cheyenne,WY 82001
www.crmcwy.org
Dana K. Barnett
Ph: 307-633-6083
Fax: 307-633-3575
Email: dana.barnett@crmcwy.org
Network Partners:
Platte County Memorial Hospital, Wheatland, WY; Community Hospital, Torrington, WY; Ivinson Memorial Hospital, Laramie, WY; Memorial Hospital of Converse County, Douglas, WY; Niobrara Health and Life Center, Lusk, WY.
Project Purpose:
Development and Implementation of a video conferencing system to include clinical telehealth applications, and enhance distance education opportunities within the region. This will be accomplished by engineering appropriate connectivity with facilities in the region, deploying necessary endpoints and clinical application peripherals and creating interactive educational programs.
Outcomes Expected/Project Accomplishments:
Deployment of necessary infrastructure and peripheral equipment to accommodate clinical telehealth and educational services, and development of network organization dedicated to the implementation of clinical and educational services in the region.
Service Area:
The project will serve the following Wyoming Counties: Albany; Laramie; Platte, HPSA for primary care; Goshen, MUA; Converse, HPSA for primary care; and Niobrara, HPSA for primary care.
Services Provided:
Currently there is no functioning health care related video-conferencing network in the region. Services provided will include clinical applications such as wound care, cardiology, surgery follow-up, disease management, home monitoring, and Clinical Medical Education. Other services will be developed as identified by network providers.
Equipment:
Video conferencing units and peripheral clinical equipment at remote sites based on specific applications. Peripheral equipment to include general exam cameras, and electronic stethoscopes.
Transmission:
IP for clinical and educational programs using T1 lines, and public InterNet.
WYOMING, Laramie County
Wyoming Network for Telehealth (WyNETTE)
Wyoming Department of Health
CMP FY 04
Community & Rural Health Division
Office of Telemedicine/Telehealth
6101 Yellowstone Rd., Suite 420
Cheyenne WY 82001
http://wdh.state.wy.us/telemed
www.wyomingtelehealth.org
Rex Gatenbein, Ph.D.
Ph: 307-638-4515
Fax: 307-638-4612
Email: rex@uwyo.edu
Network Partners:
Center for Rural Health Research and Education, University of Wyoming, Institute for Rural Health, Idaho State University, VHA, Wyoming: Southeastern Wyoming Telehealth Network, Cheyenne Regional Medical Center; Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center; and other community partners and locations to be determined
Project Purpose:
Improve access to and quality of Wyoming's health care through the application of technology. Use a three-pronged approach: (a) increase care opportunities through telemedicine; (b) increase the number, types, and skills of health professionals through distance delivery of health care education; and (c) increase access to information to support direct care and the administration of care through informatics.
Outcomes Expected/Project Accomplishments:
Cultural change through increased use of telemedicine, distance education, and informatics among health-care providers in Wyoming. Gather encounter data from initial pilots, as well as evaluate access to services and quality of a care through recipient and provider surveys. Monitor representative sites for client health status and quality of care, implicit/explicit review of processes and outcomes.
Service Area:
The entire State of Wyoming (23 counties) is served by this project. 18 of 23 counties are designated or contain service areas designated as HPSAs. 3 counties are designated MUAs as well. All 23 counties are designated as mental health PSAs. Pilot project areas represent a variety of geographic and demographic locations. Charter Member, Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center.
Services Provided:
Web portal provides telehealth information and resources. Provide access for all hospitals and clinics in the state (37) to on-line, evidence-based medical library; real time primary care follow-up; telemental health; home health monitoring. Anticipated services include videoconference and Web-based continuing education, store and forward applications, and legal and policy resources and information.
Equipment:
Includes 8 Polycom VSX 3000 units; (1) Tandberg Intern, (4) 1700 MXP, and (2) 1500 MX units; 1 Dell Web server; 4 Dell PCs.
Transmission:
Includes Internet, telephone lines (POTS), and commercial grade DSL services. This project is not providing transmission services, which are the responsibility of the partner sites.
