Transcript The importance of Broadband for Health care Delivery LINDA FISCHER, MCSA Objectives:  Understanding the importance of broadband for telehealth  Explanation of the standards.

The importance of Broadband for
Health care Delivery
LINDA FISCHER, MCSA
Objectives:
 Understanding the importance of broadband for
telehealth
 Explanation of the standards and safeguards
 How it fits together for better healthcare
Broadband
Every facet of our daily life is touched by
broadband and the Internet …
 Communications
 Commerce
 Education
 Entertainment
 And … Healthcare!!
What is Broadband?
 What is broadband?
 Broadband refers to high speed internet access
 Typically measured in bandwidth
 Crucial for the advancement of telehealth
Requirements : Broadband and Telehealth
 Reliable connectivity
 Explicit quality of service (QoS)
 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA), security and encryption
 Integration
Broadband Deployment
 Investment in our future
 FCC Rural Health Care Pilot program
 Building a backbone
FCC Rural health care Pilot Program
CTN Key Specifications
•Mesh
connectivity
• Prioritization
by medical need
•Security
envelope
•Favorable rates
•Goal to expand
to 2,000 Sites
What makes CTN Unique?
 “Any to Any” network
 Any site can make direct connection to any other site
 System defines and manages traffic
 Prioritizes traffic type by medical need
 Creates a “security envelope”
 Security utilities, Web content filtering, and no transit of
patient information over the public Internet
 Favorable rates
 Standardized rates regardless of site’s location
Broadband Enabled Healthcare Benefits
 Improve access
 Cost savings
 Improve communications
 Empower individuals
 Better care
Telehealth/Telemedicine
 Telehealth
 The ability to deliver health –related services and information
through telecommunications technologies.
 Telemedicine
 The use of medical information exchanged from one site to
another via electronic communications to improve patients’
health status
• Source: American Telemedicine Association (ATA)
Telehealth – Supporting Education
 Educational programs for providers and patients
 Access able up to date information for providers
Electronic Health Record
 EMR
 Electronic Medical Record
 EHR
 Electronic Health Record
 PHR
 Personal Health Record
Meaningful Use
 What is meaningful use?
 EHR Financial incentives
 Regional Extension Centers
Health Information Exchange
 A collaboration between health care providers that
allows them to electronically share clinical
information
 Protocols for safe disclosure
 Physicians' and Patient Perspective
Health Information Exchange
Distributed, technology-Enabled
Health Care System
The integration of
health services and processes
Giving you better care!
 Health Information Exchange
Disaster Response
 Natural disasters

Flood, Earthquake
 Public health Issues

Epidemic response
Additional Information
Summary
 Improved access
 Telehealth
 EHR and HIE