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TAO Annual Meeting November 1,
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TAO Annual Meeting - 2007
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Telemedicine Reimbursement for
Oregon
Telehealth Resource Centers
Telemedicine Pilot Project - Sacred Heart Medical Center & Oregon Health &
Science University
Papers
Benefits of Telemedicine
(PDF, 149 Kb)
In this
paper we introduce a brief examination of the benefits realized from the
growing use of telemedicine from three perspectives: 1) Economic development
and quality of life, 2) Patients, and 3) Providers. We conclude with a brief
introduction to telemedicine challenges.
ORGANIZATIONS AND DATABASES
American Medical Informatics Association
The AMIA plays a pivotal role in the transformation of the US health system
and makes measurable contributions to the improvement of health of the
nation through continued development and implementation of health
information technology. AMIA is an integrating force that strengthens the
nation’s ability to create and manage the science and knowledge base of
health care. AMIA is active in the development of global health information
policy and technology with particular emphasis on using health information
technology to meet the health needs of underserved populations.
http://www.amia.org/index.asp
American Telemedicine
Association
Established in 1993 and is the leading resource and advocate
promoting access to medical care for consumers and health professionals via
telecommunications technology. Membership is open to individuals, companies,
and other organizations with an interest in promoting the deployment of
telemedicine throughout the world.
http://www.atmeda.org/
Association
of Telehealth Service Providers
The ATSP is an international membership-based organization dedicated to
improving health care through growth of the telehealth industry.
http://www.atsp.org/
Center for Aging Services Technology
New technology solutions offer great promise to improve quality of
care while reducing healthcare costs. Fortunately, exciting new technologies
coming in the next 5-10 years offer the potential to dramatically improve
the quality of care we can provide. We can and must make it happen through
vision, leadership, and national commitment to prepare for the demographic
and economic changes that will inevitably transform our swiftly aging
planet.
http://www.agingtech.org/imagine_video.aspx
Center for
Telehealth & E-Health Law
CTeL, formerly the Center for Telemedicine Law is a proven
leader in providing public policy analysis on telehealth, e-health, and
emerging technologies.
http://www.ctel.org/
Digital
Medical Library
The mission of Telemedical.com is to pioneer the field of telemedicine on
the internet. Our goal is to be the leading provider of cost effective
medical services and turnkey solutions which empower individuals and assist
health professionals through electronic communication technologies.
http://www.telemedical.com/library.html
Office for the Advancement of Telehealth
We bring together experts from a variety of
fields, including clinicians, telehealth grant administrators, multimedia
producers, distance learning consultants and telehealth policy analysts.
http://telehealth.hrsa.gov/
Oregon Health Network
The Oregon Health Network (OHN) is an
Oregon not-for-profit public benefit corporation formed to expand broadband
capacity in Oregon to support telemedicine and health care education. OHN's
goal is to provide universal access to the highest level of health care
services throughout Oregon in both rural and urban communities.
http://www.oregonhealthnet.org/
Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research Center
TATRC, a subordinate element of the United States Army Research and Materiel
Command (USAMRMC), is charged with managing core Research Development Test
and Evaluation (RDT&E) and congressionally mandated projects in telemedicine
and advanced medical technologies.
http://www.tatrc.org/
Telemedicine
Information Exchange
TIE was created and is maintained by the Telemedicine Research Center. It has
been funded with Federal funds from the National Library of Medicine, National
Institutes of Health, under Contract No. N01-LM-3-3505.
http://tie.telemed.org/
Telemedicine
Resources on the Web
Listing of resources and services related to telemedicine that are available on
the World Wide Web.
http://icsl.ee.washington.edu/~clau/tmresources.html
USDA Rural
Development
RUS continues to provide many programs for financing rural America's
telecommunications infrastructure. The traditional "telephone" loan program,
consisting of hardship, cost of money, and guaranteed loans, finances voice
telephone service, and since 1995, every telephone line this program has
constructed has been capable of providing broadband service using digital
subscriber loop (DSL) technology. The Distance Learning and Telemedicine program
continues its charge of bringing electronic educational resources to rural
schools and improving health care delivery in rural America.
http://www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/index.htm
REPORTS
"The Crossroads of Telehealth, Electronic
Health Records & Health Information Exchange:
Planning for Rural Communities,"
Christina Beach Thielst, FACHE,
NRTRC Executive Director
http://www.nrtrc.org/documents/Crossroads%20of%20Telehealth%20White%20Paper.pdf
“Great Expectations: Potential Economic
Benefits to the Nation From Accelerated Broadband Deployment to Older Americans
and Americans with Disabilities,”
Robert E. Litan,
December, 2005
http://www.newmillenniumresearch.org/archive/Litan_FINAL_120805.pdf
Reimbursement Topics:
American Telemedicine Association - Various papers
http://www.americantelemed.org/searchResults.asp?keyword=reimbursement
Center for Telehealth and E-Health Law
http://www.telehealthlawcenter.org/?c=117
Law and Policy in Telemedicine
http://telemed.org/legal/reimburse/links.asp
Medicare Payment of Telemedicine/Telehealth Services
http://www.connected-health.org/policy/medicare-and-medicaid/external-resources/state-medicaid-and-private-payer-reimbursement-for-telemedicine-an-overview.aspx
Private Payer Reimbursement for Telemedicine Services in the United States
http://www.americantelemed.org/news/Whitepapers/2006%20Private%20Payer%20Report.pdf
State Medicaid and Private Payer Reimbursement for Telemedicine: An Overview
http://www.americantelemed.org/news/Medicare%20Payment%20Of%20Services.pdf
States Require Reimbursement For Telemedicine
http://pn.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/39/6/14-a
Telemedicine: Private Payer Reimbursement Survey
http://www.amdtelemedicine.com/private_payer/about_survey.html
Telemedicine 101 - Reimbursement Links
http://tie.telemed.org/telemed101/reimbursement_links.asp
Telemedicine Reimbursement Report
http://www.hrsa.gov/telehealth/pubs/reimbursement.htm
Telemedicine
Reimbursement Summary: Case Study of Four Telehealth Programs
http://depts.washington.edu/wwami/data/resources/reimbursement.html
The Value of Provider-to-Provider Telehealth Technologies
http://www.citl.org/_pdf/CITL_Telehealth_Report.pdf
VIDEOS:
Carl Taylor, Director of the Center for
Strategic Health Innovation, discusses changes in healthcare and
telemedicine. Healthcare technology today allows patients to track their own
vital statistics via mobile devices and work with doctors over broadband to
develop personal care strategies.
http://www.virtualdronline.com/1084/national-broadband-strategy-symposium-carl-taylor
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