[TAO] TAO Digest - April 3, 2015

[Catherine Britain]

*TAO News:*


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​1.  TAO Members Present at NRTRC conference in Seattle:  Three TAO members
- Andy Eck, Mosaic Medical, David Trepp, Info at Risk and Chris
Kelly-Campanale, OHSU - gave excellent presentations at the Northwest
Regional Telehealth Resource Center in Seattle this past week.  Nice job,
everyone!

2.  SB 144:  The bill has still not been scheduled for hearing in the House
Health Care Committee.  Several of our members' government relations
representatives met with Rep. Mitch Greenlick, Chair to encourage him to
hear the bill as soon as possible so the momentum from the Senate can be
carried forward. It likely will be heard soon after the 21st of April which
is the last date that House bills can be heard in House Committees.

3.  TAO Has a New Member:  This past week the Southern Oregon Rural
Telepresence Alliance (SORTA) became the newest member of TAO.  SORTA was
founded in 2012, and its offices are located in Reedsport, Oregon. It is an
alliance of FQHC's located on the south coast.

*Events:*
1.  Webinar: Telemedicine for Rural and Critical Access Hospitals
<http://www.amdtelemedicine.com/telemedicine-resources/TelemedicineRuralCriticalAccessHospitals.htm?utm_source=Telemedicine+for+Rural+and+CAH_032015&utm_camp>,
April 8th. Free

2.  Webinar: HipaaChat, Mobile Telemedicine for Modern Healthcare
<http://go.everbridge.com/HipaaChat-Demo-Webinar-Web-Page.html?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRohv6vAZKXonjHpfsX96u8tXq6%2FlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4ETMpqI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFSrDBMbFz0bgLWRU%3D>.
April 1st or April 15th. Free

3.  HIMSS15 Annual Conference & Exhibition <http://www.himssconference.org/>
: Apr 12 - 16, 2015 Chicago, IL

4.  ATA 2015 Annual Telemedicine Meeting and Trade Show
<http://www.americantelemed.org/ata-2015/conference-overview#>: May 02 -
05, 2015 Los Angeles, CA

5.  Distance Counseling Training
<https://distancecounselingtraining.edubrite.com/oltpublish/site/program.do?dispatch=showCourseSession&id=e550d032-c4d6-11e4-b33b-002590f9ff98>:
 June 8-9, Portland Oregon


*Articles:*
​1.​  Telemedicine to link Bloomfield EMS with St. Joe's
<http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2015/03/20/telemedicine-bloomfield-st-joes/25118241/>:

The hospital is partnering with the Bloomfield Township Fire Department to
train the 57 firefighters, who are also certified paramedics, on how to use
tablet devices to connect with emergency room doctors in real-time on their
runs.

​2.​ Yamhill County's lone dermatologist just got some major reinforcements
<http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/health-care-inc/2015/03/yamhill-countys-lone-dermatologist-just-got-some.html?ana=e_ptl_hc&u=pfHqVWR5Nv9rRb5hwwiNiQ01aeb624&t=1427751885>
;
​
This article is about TAO member
​
Jim Rickard
​'​
s teledermatology project in Yamhill
​
Co


​3.  FDA clears IRIS for telemedicine​
<http://federaltelemedicine.com/?p=3187#more-3187>
A retinal screening solution is the first and only FDA Cleared Class II
device for use as a telemedicine platform to screen patients for diabetic
retinopathy, macular edema, glaucoma, and other suspected conditions.

4.  Telehealth promises to reshape healthcare
<http://www.hhnmag.com/display/HHN-news-article.dhtml?dcrPath=/templatedata/HF_Common/NewsArticle/data/HHN/Magazine/2015/Mar/cov-telehealth-patients-connect>

5.  Telehealth program links school-based behavioral health providers with
specialists
<http://www.courant.com/community/hc-ugc-article-telehealth-program-links-school-based-behavio-2015-03-09-story.html>

-
Catherine S. Britain, Program Director
Telehealth Alliance of Oregon
csbritain at gmail.com
541-910-7366
www.ortelehealth.org
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