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KEY INITIATIVE:
TELEMEDICINE
Organizational Priority #4
Enhance information technology management through improvement
of existing and development of new business and clinical systems.
Leader
Audrey Kelly
Collaborators
NIAID, NCI POB, Clinical Bioethics, Diagnostic Radiology,
NCI Urology, Rehabilitation Medicine, Transfusion Medicine, CC/OD
Duke Program, Outpatient Department, Office of the Director
Description
The NIH Clinical Center established a telemedicine program
in October 1996 for it's biomedical research community in an
effort to expand both clinical research protocols and opportunities
through the use of telecommunication and information technologies.
The program was established with the following goals:
- Create greater opportunities for both researchers and patients
around the world
to participate in NIH studies
- Provide increased access to patients while maintaining quality
care through
the use of telemedicine applications
- Assess current and emerging technologies in order to provide
telemedicine matches to medical disciplines and respond to the
changing needs of
biomedical research
Accomplishments-to-Date
- Setup an operational NIH telemedicine clinic (room 11C426)
in Bldg. 10 supporting:
- a clinical trail of immune enhancing therapy for tuberculosis
patients
for the NIAID.
- the NCI/Pediatric Oncology Branch "Tumor Boards"
- CC/Bioethics"BEST" collaboration with other experts
located in medical facilities around the country
- Began using Kinko's nationwide videoconferencing services
to allow physicians to consult and follow-up patients in lieu
of more expensive and time-consuming visits to NIH
- Supporting CC-Duke University distance learning CRTP masters
degree program
- Implemented the local area network for the Clinical Center
Starbright project
FY2000 Goals
- Survey clinical center and intramural clinical research department
heads and identify application of telemedicine technology as
part of their research
- Provide quality day-to-day operational support through the
renovation of the telemedicine clinic and train CC staff on the
use of telemedicine. Support physician-to-physician, and physician-to-patient
clinical research and patient care
- Implement telemedicine remote access and home care monitoring
of NIH patients for the NIAID. Provide teleradiology capability
in the telemedicine clinic to allow clinicians to immediately
send and receive images for diagnostic consultation with outside
specialists
- Implement an interactive multi-media system in the Bldg.
10/BL400 Distance Learning Center to expand the student size
of the NIH/Duke masters degree program
- Implement the Clinical Center Starbright project
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