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Jenelle O’Donnell, Telemedicine Coordinator
TELEMEDICINE
BROADBAND HEALTHCARE APPLICATIONS:
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About Winona Health
Nonprofit healthcare provider Winona Health is governed by a
board of community volunteers who adopts governance policies and practices to guide the organization’s fulfillment of its mission: to improve the health and well-
being of the community and the patients it serves.
Winona Health has:
-More than 60 physicians and associate providers
-13 specialties
-More than 1,100 employees
-More than 400 volunteers
-99-bed hospital
-140-bed nursing home
-60-apartment assisted living community
-20-apartment assisted living community for memory care
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Starting Our Telemedicine Adventure…
Federal Beacon Grant Awarded in 2011 Started Telemedicine visits in August 2012
Wanted to focus our start on Primary Care With the intension to progress to specialty
care
Partnered with local broadband operator Hiawatha Broadband Corporation-Winona,
MN
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What is Telemedicine?
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Winona Health’s definition:
Telemedicine:A professional medical appointment between a patient and a Provider through interactive video conference.
Telehealth:The delivery of health related services and patient information via telecommunication technologies. Example: sending an x-ray or collecting vital signs for the ability to monitor patients at home.
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Other Broadband Uses…
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Who is involved to make this work?
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What types of locations are connected?
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What departments/services are offered?
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Key Uses of Telemedicine
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Positive Outcomes
Just as it takes a village to
raise a child, there is a
sense here that it takes a community to keep one
healthy.
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Benefits of Telemedicine
Increasing access to healthcare by providing an alternative way to connect with a provider
Saving time Efficient Quality and clarity-both video and appointment Opportunity to invite remote family members to
appointments or care conferences Costs the same as a face to face clinic visit and
most insurance companies now pay for Telemedicine
Significant cost savings Ambulance transports and ED visits
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More Benefits of Telemedicine…
Saves travel for both patients and providers Especially if they have mobility issues
Reduce re-admission to the hospital Flexibility of the system Improve patients’ overall health status
and quality of life in a manner that is convenient for the patient and creates a meaningful patient experience
**Create a cost-effective model for health care delivery
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Barriers to Telemedicine
Connectivity to rural areas ex. Home Care Limits the use of this technology & reduces access
to patients in need of care
Credentialing and Privileging of providers Licensure in every state in which they see patients Credentialed at every building where patients are
located
Reimbursement for services or certain providers Diabetic Educator to NH’s Visits in the home
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What is the future of Telemedicine at Winona
Health?
Goals and Future State of Winona Health Telemedicine
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Closing Points
Telemedicine technology works It’s robust and adaptable
Telemedicine is one of the solutions needed to address the challenges in healthcare.
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