1. Tele-Health
Solutions:
A Primary Health
Care Resource

2. BRIAN C GRINER M.D. L.L.C.
Brian C Griner M.D. President
Richard Lewis Ph.D.
GPT
Vice president
BRIAN C Griner PROPERTIES L.L.C. BRIAN C GRINER M.D. L.L.C.
Pediatrics/Internal Medicine TELE-HEALTH SOLUTIONS
Dr. Nancy Wright Children’s Health of Concussion Institute DFAC Custody
School based TeleHealth
Endocrinology Berrien Co. ON line Atlanta of Atlanta MS Clinics Evaluations/Referrals
Jenkins Co. Dec 2012 CHOA Nov. 1st. 2012 On line Jan. or
Tallahassee, Fl Tattnal Co. Waiting Grant in Starts Oct Feb. 2013
Pending: Jan/Feb 2013 Dec.
12 Sites
Turner Co. Oct 20, 2012
Coffee Co. Dec. grant
Ware Co.

3. Tele-Health Solutions L.L.C.:
Goals and Objectives
Partnership with GPT: To Improve Access to Primary Health Care
Throughout Georgia
1. Schools: primary care that completes the health care delivery system
2. Rural populations
3. Improve expediency of medical care
4. Improve timeliness and reduction of costs to patient of specialist appointments
and care

4. Attention Areas
OBJECTIVES OF Make sure you
THE PROGRAM Understand That:
1. Telemedicine is covered by Medicaid,
1. Improve timeliness to diagnosis Medicare and many other insurance groups
and treatment
2. Improve rural health care and
delivery
2. Telemedicine reduces absenteeism with
3. Support rural health care facilities students, faculty and staff
4. Reduce lost school and work time
for students and staff
3. Medical records of the medical appointment
will be forwarded to the patient’s physician
immediately after the appointment as well as
referrals to specialists

5. Resources:
• Project resources
– Dedicated (full-time) resources: GPT systems, GPT
information technology and site representatives
(training and setup)
– Ongoing access to training and technological updates
through GPT site representatives
– Government grants for equipment
• A relationship with GPT ensures that resources
are being used effectively, and in such a way that
costs will be properly managed

6. Schedule: patient presentation
• School systems email the patient’s vitals and
symptoms to telemedicine clerk.
• Clerk schedules the designated time for the
appointment
• When connected via tele-med, the
nurse/presenter on site follows the Doctor’s
instructions for the examination

8. Results Overview:
Main clinical deliverables
Simple but Substantial
• Ours to client: Prompt medical evaluations, treatment and potential referrals
• Ours to outside services: An improvement in the student’s/faculty’s medical
health that benefits their overall functioning and well being.
• Benefits to Patients/Agencies:
• Assist in reducing student/faculty absenteeism
• Reducing costs for travel, absences from work and school to keep medical
appointments
• Consistency in educational/medical/family support needs
• Referrals to specialists on the GPT network of physicians