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Definition

Telemedicine is the use of medical information exchanged from one site to another via electronic communications to improve a patients’ clinical health status.

Name Game: Telemedicine, Telehealth, mHealth, Telecare

Focused on patient care• Telehealth• Mobile Health (mHealth)• Remote Monitoring• Outsourced Specialty Services

Telemedicine

Why Telemedicine?

• Physician Shortage• Distribution of Expertise• It Works• Cost Savings• Patients Like It

Pilot program study finds pediatric obesity patients like telehealth services – UCLA – December 2013

How OHSU used telemedicine to save a baby's life – Nov. 2013

Study: Telehealth raises satisfaction, reduces hospital stays

History of Telemedicine

History of Telemedicine

Boston Logan Airport to Massachusetts General Hospital 1967

Solutions Available Today

TELE-

Radiology

Cardiology

Psychiatry

Dermatology

Ophthalmology

Neurology

Solutions Available Today

TELE-

Radiology

Cardiology

Psychiatry

Dermatology

Ophthalmology

Neurology

Jonathan D. Linkous, American Telemedicine Association

10M Patients Served by Telemedicine (2012)

Civilian Network Consults

Remote Monitoring

Cardiac Monitoring

Internet Clinical Consults

Teleradiology

Outsourced Specialists

Nighthawk Dayhawk

Two Types of Radiology

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Online Services

Consumer Health App’s

Urgent Care

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PGHD Patient Generated Health Data

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Wearables

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Scanables

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Wi-Fi Smart Scale Otoscope Blood Pressure Monitor

Bluetooth Stethoscope Blood Glucose Meter Digital Thermometer

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Advanced Technologies

Robotics

Remote Surgery

Live Monitoring via Cell Phones

Massachusetts General Hospital

3D Lab Advanced Tumor Metrics

Advanced Technologies

Complimentary Efforts

• Reimbursement• Licensure• Regulation• Inertia/ Vested

Interests

Barriers

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