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The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded $95 million in competitive federal grants to school-based health centers for 278 programs across the country.

2011

1999The Balanced Budget act of 1997 was the first piece of legislation to mandate that Medicare must reimburse for some Telemedicine services.

2011U.S. President

mentions Telemedicine in his State of the Union address.

2011The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released new rules to streamline the process that Medicare-participating hospitals partnering to deliver Telemedicine services use to grant medical staff privileges to Telemedicine privileges.

In 2005, only 27 states reimbursed for Telemedicine through Medicaid.

2005

Georgia – Covered services include Telemedicine consultations under Physician Services. Medicaid recognizes physician consultations when furnished using interactive video teleconferencing.

2009

2006Armed with new Telemedicine software, optometrists at the University of California, Berkeley, start working with doctors at community clinics throughout California’s Central Valley to provide eye exams for thousands of low income diabetic patients.

Telemedicine?What is

Telemedicine is the use of medical information exchanged from one site to another via electronic communications to improve patients’ health status. Videoconferencing, transmission of still images, e-health including patient portals, remote monitoring of vital signs, continuing medical education and nursing call centers are all considered part of telemedicine and telehealth.The American Telemedicine Association (ATA)

Newell RubbermaidThe Newell Manufacturing Company was founded in 1902 and incorporated the Rubbermaid brand in 1999. Newell Rubbermaid is home to a wide array of products, including brands such as Irwin Tools, Graco strollers, Calphalon cookware and Sharpie pens. Newell Rubbermaid was ranked 373 on the Fortune 500 list in 2010.

Rubbermaid HealthcareBeginning in 2003, Rubbermaid Healthcare began producing medication style carts with the objective of improving workflows based upon the “fewer footsteps” concept. Within eight years, Rubbermaid Healthcare had become the premier provider of medication carts, wall-mounted workstations and mobile computing solutions. The combination of compact and lightweight design, with a very strong ergonomic focus, makes our products ideal for point-of-care applications.

Rubbermaid TelemedicineIn 2011, Rubbermaid Healthcare entered the telemedicine industry with the development of the Rubbermaid Telemedicine Cart. This mobile point-of-care platform combines web, video conferencing and the ability to transmit and receive audio-visual data from a connected peripheral medical device all in one. Because it is mobile, the Telemedicine Cart can be used in every area of a hospital or clinic and enables real-time collaboration.

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Rubbermaid Healthcare’s Telemedicine Cart Solutions provide mobile point-of-care platforms connecting doctors, specialists and clinicians to where the patient is, whether in a hospital, clinic or residential facility. These carts are engineered to Rubbermaid Healthcare’s highest quality standards with ease-of-use, interoperability and plug-n-play capabilities. Each cart can be tailored to address different Telemedicine requirements depending on the application.

Also Available without PC

Telemedicine Cart

Software PTZ: Includes software codec and either Sony EVD-HD3 or Minrray VHD-A910 720p camera 10x.

HD Webcam: Includes software codec and Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920.

LifesizeExpress: Includes Express 220 Codec and Lifesize camera 10x.

Polycom HDX Series: Includes HDX 6000-720 or HDX 7000-720 camera 12x

VidyoHD100: Includes HD 100VidyoRoom Codec and Sony EVD-HD3, Sony EVD-HD7 or Minrray VHD-A910 720p camera 10x.

Powered Electronic Lift

Simple• Intuitive touch interface

• Efficient encounter management system

• Ergonomic workstation features

High DefinitionVideo Conferencing

Plug-n-Play I/O Panel

• Flexible video conferencing options (Polycom, Lifesize, Vidyo, CISCO)

• Universal I/O panel for peripheral device integration

• Enhanced functionality through integrated PC

Versatile

Secured Technology Cabinet with Drawer

Clinical• Engineered to the highest quality measures

• Compliant with healthcare safety standards

• Designed for clinical environments

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Camera/Codec Options

Cisco C Series: Includes C20 or SX20 Codec and PrecisionHD Edge Series: Includes Edge 95 Codec and Tandberg Precision HD camera.

Content Sharing

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Telemedicine is a growing trend.Telemedicine manages to help correct several issues that healthcare faces today:

• Helps to overcome the growing shortage of physicians and nurses• Helps rural areas and remote locations by enabling residents to gain

quality healthcare (School Based Health Centers)

• Saves lives by getting specialists involved with emergencies more quickly than they could previously

• Combats the rising costs of healthcare

FDA Ruling on Medical Device Data Systems

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final rule that reclassifies medical device data systems (MDDS) as Class I devices that are subject to general regulatory control and exempt from premarket notification requirements. The final MDDS rule applies to all manufacturers including hospitals, healthcare facilities or any other organization that does any of the following:

• Makes any modifications to the MDDS that are outside the parameters of the original manufacturer’s specifications for the device, for purposes of the user’s clinical practice or otherwise for commercial distribution

• Purchases hardware or software and modifies it to transfer, store, convert or display medical device data for clinical use

• Develops in-house software with an intended use consistent with an MDDS

• Develops an in-house system, using multiple components of devices, that has an intended use consistent with an MDDS

For more information please visit: http://www.ofr.gov/OFRUpload/OFRData/2011-03321_PI.pdf

Brings Specialists to Rural Areas• Hospitals and healthcare systems are increasingly taking advantage

of Telemedicine – the use of computers and telecommunications to connect big-city hospitals to often under served rural areas, where specialty doctors are scarce.

• Besides electronically monitoring the intensive care units of remote hospitals, these technologies are also being used to link specialists with patients, including stroke victims and women with high-risk pregnancies.

[i] http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20110403/IZ/704039946

Reduces CostsA 2008 study by University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), “The Telehealth Promise: Better Health Care and Cost Savings for the 21st Century”, found that the use of telemedicine could save our nation’s healthcare system more than $4 billion annually – just from the reduction of unnecessary patient transfers. [i] Those projections do not consider remote monitoring, interpretative services such as teleradiology, or other telehealth approaches that save money and potentially save lives by identifying and treating emerging medical issues sooner.

Saves Lives• A review of 13 tele-ICU studies found that telemedicine in the e-ICU

reduced ICU mortality by 20%, and reduced the average length of ICU stays by an average of 1.26 days.

• A study in Canada found that rural patients examined with the aid of a technology called Telestroke received an important stroke drug, tPA, at the same rate as patients treated in specialized urban centres, says Dr. Thomas Jeerakathil, a neurologist at the University of Alberta Hospital. The drug tPA (tissue plasminogen activator) is used to break up blood clots, and can help reverse stroke damage if administered within 4.5 hours of the onset of symptoms.

Expands Physicians’ Practices • Nationwide, there is an average of 104.5 primary care physicians per 100,000 residents in urban areas, compared to 65 primary care

physicians per 100,000 residents in rural areas. “Rural physician shortages are expected to worsen as older doctors retire and health care coverage expands under the health system reform law,” according to an article by Carolyne Krupa at amednews.com.

• Revenue streams for physicians have been limited to fee-for-service. While these can be lucrative scenarios, small physician practices or solo practitioners in rural and metropolitan areas still face declining patient volumes and deteriorating reimbursement from Medicare.

• Patients in rural or remote locations face an even more insufferable outcome - inadequate access to quality health care professionals and specialists. Telemedicine enables access to better quality healthcare.