WHAT IS TELEMEDICINE AND TELEHEALTH?
Telemedicine
• Telephone
• Videoconferencing
• Store and forward
Telehealth
• Home health monitoring
• Home nursing care
• Educational programs

SUPPORTED CLINICS
• Autism Diagnosis
• Cardiology
• Diet & Nutrition
• Oncology/Hematology
• Pain Management
• Pediatrics
• Psychiatry
• Psychology

IN THE BEGINNING
• Limited access
• Spotty connections
• Expensive equipment

TECHNOLOGY NOW
• More Accessibility
• Better Bandwidth
• Web-based Connections
• Cool Tools

MOBILE TECHNOLOGY

RESTRICTIONS IN KANSAS
Qualified Locations
• Schools (and universities if health professional is present)
• Skilled nursing facilities
• Critical access hospitals
• Hospitals
• Rural health clinics
• Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC)
• Community mental health centers
No reimbursement for other locations
No home-based telemedicine
Provider must be licensed in Kansas

FUTURE OF TELEMED
Project ECHO
• Pediatric Epilepsy
• Psychopharmacology
• Pain Management
Home-Based Pilots
• ICARE- Patients with nutritional disorders
• ICAP- Transition between the hospital and follow-up care with
primary physician: Asthma specialty (changes).
• CF- Adherence- Cystic Fibrosis.
• REDCHIP- Pediatric Diabetes
• Telehousecalls- Behavioral Psychology
• momHealth- Pregnant and Parenting Teens

SO HOW DO LIBRARIES FIT IN?
Requirements for Telemed Site
• Privacy
• Soundproof Walls/Doors/Windows
• Closed Doors
• Closed Blinds
• Encrypted Technology
• Far Site Presenter/Assistance
• Technology Assistance/Troubleshooting
• Reliable Internet Connection

QUESTIONS?
Sarah E. Velasquez, MAB, MS, MLS
svelasquez@kumc.edu
913-588-2247
http://www.kumc.edu/telemedicine
https://www.youtube.com/user/KUCTT/