Education Through Telehealth
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PALMETTO
CARE
CONNECTIONS
Kathy Schwarting, MHA
Executive Director
803-245-2672 phone
803-245-2673 fax
803-707-2378 cell
[email protected]
CHANGE
It is not the strongest of the species that
survives, nor the most intelligent that survives.
It is the one that is the most adaptable to
change!”
“
Charles Darwin
WHAT IS IT
HIGH DEFINITION HEALTHCARE
TELEHEALTH IS THE DELIVERY OF
HEALTH-RELATED SERVICES AND
INFORMATION VIA
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
TECHNOLOGIES
PALMETTO CARE CONNECTIONS
Partnership with GPT through a
federally funded SETRC grant
approximately 3 years ago
Expanded on efforts/collaborations
of MUSC with FCC funded PSPN
SCORH and LCHCN brought
founding members to the table
MISSION/VISION/PURPOSE
Mission: Facilitate healthcare access
across SC through the utilization of
innovative technology to promote the
provision of qualified medical
professionals of various disciplines
Vision: Improving the health of South
Carolinians through telemedicine
MISSION/VISION/PURPOSE
To expand existing telemedicine/telehealth
applications and develop new
telemedicine/telehealth applications that
work to improve health care access to all
South Carolinians
PRIORITIES
Build a sustainable Statewide Telehealth Network
Work with rural communities/providers to ensure they
have access to quality health care
Serve as a Clearinghouse for Telehealth/Telemedicine
information
Navigate the steps of Telemedicine for providers
Advocate for Telemedicine reimbursement by all payors
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Rick Foster, MD
SCHA
Jimmy McElligott, MD
MUSC
Graham Adams, Ph.D. SCORH
Roger Poston, Ed.D.
MUSC/PSPN
Ken Hiatt, CEO Allendale County Hospital
(Chairman)
Sam Stone, MD, Physician, RHC
TELEHEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL
SCHA
SCORH
SCDMH
MUSC
PSPN
CAH
SCPHCA
SCDHHS
BCBSSC
USC SOM
AHEC
SCHOOL BASE RHC
RHC
COMMITTEES
EDUCATION:
Resurvey – 2013 Telemedicine Survey in
partnership with SC Rural Research
Center – last survey in 2008
Working on all-inclusive
Telemedicine/Telehealth Inventory List
Quarterly Newsletter
LEGISLATIVE
Committee chaired by Dr. Foster worked with
AAFP and SCMA to get language adopted in last
year’s legislative cycle that would mandate all
insurance payors to reimburse for telemedicine
services. Legislation was not passed but we made
some progress
LEGISLATIVE
Committee worked on a Bill that would
have mandated a 12 month Pilot Project
whereby employees of State Health Plan
could receive covered telemedicine
services beginning Jan 2014 Bill passed in
Senate, held up in House and did not pass
LEGISLATIVE
BCBSSC began funding telemedicine for stroke, OB and
psych on August 1, 2013
Legislative appropriation for Telemedicine to MUSC
Funding Proviso for OB/Telemedicine for counties of
Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell & Hampton
CURRENT PROJECTS
Working with a couple of rural hospitals on grant
applications for telemedicine projects
Working with MUSC to install telemedicine
equipment in primary care settings across state for
nutritional counseling and other services as
identified by PCPs
CURRENT PROJECTS
2013 Telemedicine Survey/Analyze results and develop
strategies to meet needs of providers
Telemedicine Inventory List
Update Website and develop linkages
Develop Strategic Plan for implementation of Statewide
Telehealth Model with Medical Schools as Anchors
Expand PSPN providers which will allow for connectivity
between referring and consulting provider
CURRENT PROJECTS
Meet with health care providers to assess clinical
needs/determine equipment needs/connectivity needs
Work with partners/vendors to develop universal
telehealth cart that can be used for multiple platforms
Grant Development
Review evaluations of 2013 Telehealth Summit
Develop/Distribute Telehealth Newsletter
MARKETING
Website www.palmettocareconnections.org
2nd Annual Summit October 10, 2013
Newsletter
Visits to health care sites
SUSTAINABILITY
Membership model/template to be implemented in
2014
Grant applications
Contract with partners
Potential to contract with MUSC for
appropriations
SUCCESSFUL PROGRAMS IN SC
SCHOOLS
REACH MUSC
SCDMH Telepsychiatry
USC HIV TRAINING CENTER
GHS Telestroke
Roper Telehomecare
BUILDING A HEALTHCARE
SUPERHIGHWAY
Palmetto State Providers Network (PSPN)
Initially Funded in 2009 - $9.5-million
FCC Rural Health Pilot Program & Universal
Services Administrative Company (USAC)
Dedicated Broadband Connections for
Healthcare Delivery & Education
Originally Connected 57 Locations Across
South Carolina – Over 100 Today
PSPN VISION
Provide a statewide medical grade broadband network that is secure and
affordable for public and private healthcare providers and suppliers
Bridge the digital gap between rural and urban healthcare providers and
key supporting facilities
Enable high-value IT/telemedicine applications that can dramatically
reduce overall healthcare costs
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KEY PSPN FEATURES
Any-to-any connection,
PSPN provides high
similar to Internet
Flat rate for connections
anywhere on network
A single, PSPN Ethernet
connection serves multiple
purposes
bandwidth, private
broadband for superior
security and performance vs
Internet
HD video conferencing
Bandwidth Options:
5Mb – 10 Gb
Internet
Private broadband
EMR
Telemedicine, video, etc
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LOCATIONS SERVED IN SOUTH
CAROLINA
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FCC’S NEW HEALTHCARE
CONNECT FUND
Effective July 1, 2013
FCC will pay 65% of PSPN fee for existing and new PSPN locations
Multi-year funding commitments available for PSPN
Eligible Public or not-for-profit
All existing PSPN locations now funded
Hospitals, Rural health clinics, community mental health centers , local health
departments, post secondary educational institutions/teaching hospitals/medical
schools
Off-site admin and data centers now eligible.
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PSPN IS SOUTH CAROLINA’S
CONSORTIUM
PSPN is an existing, approved consortium
Easy transition from Pilot Program to Healthcare Connect Fund
Urban HCPs may participate in the funding if they belong to a consortium that has a
majority rural HCPs
New locations outside existing consortium (PSPN) or new consortiums
cannot apply for funding until 2014
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CHANGE
“The only way to make sense out of
change is to plunge into it, move with it
and join the dance.”
English Philosopher – Alan Watts
CONTACT
Kathy Schwarting, MHA
Executive Director
Palmetto Care Connections
1880 Main Highway
Bamberg, SC 29003
803-245-2672 phone
803-245-2673 fax
803-707-2378 cell
[email protected]
www.palmettocareconnections.com