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Palmetto care connections

Palmetto care connections. Kathy Schwarting, MHA Executive Director 803-245-2672 phone 803-245-2673 fax 803-707-2378 cell kathys@g3consults.com. Change.

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Palmetto care connections

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  1. Palmetto care connections Kathy Schwarting, MHA Executive Director 803-245-2672 phone 803-245-2673 fax 803-707-2378 cell kathys@g3consults.com

  2. 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

  3. What is it • HIGH DEFINITION HEALTHCARE • TELEHEALTH IS THE DELIVERY OF HEALTH-RELATED SERVICES AND INFORMATION VIA TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. Telehealth Advisory Council • SCHA SCDHHS • SCORH BCBSSC • SCDMH USC SOM • MUSC AHEC • PSPN SCHOOL BASE RHC • CAH RHC • SCPHCA

  10. 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

  11. 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

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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

  16. 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

  17. marketing • Website www.palmettocareconnections.org • 2nd Annual Summit October 10, 2013 • Newsletter • Visits to health care sites

  18. sustainability • Membership model/template to be implemented in 2014 • Grant applications • Contract with partners • Potential to contract with MUSC for appropriations

  19. Successful programs in sc • SCHOOLS • REACH MUSC • SCDMH Telepsychiatry • USC HIV TRAINING CENTER • GHS Telestroke • Roper Telehomecare

  20. 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

  21. PSPN Vision www.pspnsc.org 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

  22. Key PSPN Features • Any-to-any connection, similar to Internet • Flat rate for connections anywhere on network • A single, PSPN Ethernet connection serves multiple purposes • Internet • Private broadband • EMR • Telemedicine, video, etc • PSPN provides high bandwidth, private broadband for superior security and performance vs Internet • HD video conferencing • Bandwidth Options: • 5Mb – 10 Gb www.pspnsc.org

  23. Locations Served in South Carolina www.pspnsc.org

  24. FCC’s New Healthcare Connect Fund www.pspnsc.org • 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.

  25. PSPN Is South Carolina’s Consortium www.pspnsc.org • 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

  26. 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

  27. 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 • kathys@g3consults.com • www.palmettocareconnections.com

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