[TAO] TAO Information Digest 11/5/15

Tue Nov 10 14:21:39 PST 2015

Greetings,
Once again, it's been awhile since the last digest.  We are still working
hard to complete the three projects we contracted for with the Oregon
Health Authority.  The Law and Policy Review is completed and is being
loaded onto the new version of the web site.  The provider facing side of
the telehealth portal is complete and providers will begin loading their
telehealth data next week.  The Telehealth Gaps and Opportunities Report is
undergoing final edits and should be ready by the end of the month.  All of
these projects should provide valuable information to you and your work in
telehealth.

TAO has been to two conferences in the past month. The first was the Oregon
Connections Conference in Hood River  I was on the opening panel, a
retrospective look at the past 20 years if telecommunications activity in
Oregon and a look forward to the future.  We did a lot of great networking,
and did a lot of marketing for our own Summit.  The highlight of the
conference was that the SB 144 work group that TAO facilitated received the
Oregon Connections 2015 Award for Policy and Legislation.  Kudos again to
all involved.

Last week TAO had an exhibit at the Rural Health Conference at Salishan.
TAO member Andy Eck of Mosaic Medical spoke about his telehealth project,
and we got acknowledged for our work on SB 144 from Representative Knute
Buehler.  There was a lot of interest in telehealth, and we're looking
forward to having some new faces at the Summit.

Bob Duehmig and I had the opportunity to present a webinar to the OAHHS
members on New Opportunities for Reimbursement and Service Offerings as a
result of SB 144.

It's been a busy month!  TAO is now turning our attention to our membership
drive and to preparing for our 2016 Annual Meeting and Summit March 3 and 4
in Portland.  Be sure to watch for more information on our newly redesigned
website.

*Upcoming Events:*
1. Webinar - Expert insights into securing grant funding for healthcare
technology
<http://response.polycom.com/grantswebcast?elq=b439ef7d049b474fabb95bd283a68ee6&elqCampaignId=4673&elqaid=22826&elqat=1&elqTrackId=332e89b450ce444197bc92d8a5a5d5e8>
 November 12, 2015, 10 am PST presented by Polycom

2. Webinar - Building the Post-Acute Care Management Network
<http://www.himssmediawebinars.com/registration/webinar/building-post-acute-care-management-network?email=CSBRITAIN@GMAIL.COM&affiliatedata=email1&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRovuKjOZKXonjHpfsX56OguWaKzlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4ATMNmNK%2BTFAwTG5toziV8R7nHLs161sIQWRjg>,
November 13, 2015, 10 am PST presented by HIMSS Industry Solutions

3. Webinar -  Telehealth: A valuable addition to symptom severity reduction
in palliative care, November 19, 2015
<http://www.telehealthresourcecenter.org/webinar/national-telehealth-webinar-series-4>,
11 am PST by the Telehealth Resource Centers

4. The Privacy & Security Forum,
<http://boston.healthprivacyforum.com/?utm_source=epush&utm_medium=email&utm_term=email_link&utm_content=topexperts&utm_campaign=keynote&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRovua%2FBZKXonjHpfsX56OguWaKzlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4ATMJgNq%2BTFAwTG5toziV8R7nHLs161sIQWRjg>December
1-3, 2015, Boston, MA presented by HIMSS

5.  *TAO ANNUAL MEETING and SUMMIT: Telemedicine Everywhere! March 3-4,
2016, Portland, OR*

6. HiMMS 14 Conference & Exhibition
<http://www.himssconference.org/?utm_campaign=views&utm_medium=email&utm_source=epush&utm_term=header&utm_content=general&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRovuajLZKXonjHpfsX56OguWaKzlMI%252F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4ATMJgMa%252BTFAwTG5toziV8R7nHLs161sIQWRjg>,
February 29 - March 4, 2014, Las Vegas, NV

7. NRTRC Annual Conference: Spanning the Care Continuum
<https://www.nrtrc.org/annual-conference>, March 21-23, 2016, Seattle, WA

*Interesting Articles:*
1. Apps and wearables in healthcare - what works?
<http://mhealthintelligence.com/resources/white-papers/apps-and-wearables-in-healthcare-what-works?utm_campaign=mHealth+Dedicated&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=23596190&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9jjcHFNbbtIm31SC02TPiNdJd0WjbAn6lF38-r4jopUW_g-n9glYGtoegxwETlIoZYoH2UNvH5FlFbDxE9zdGJrkOaWg&_hsmi=23596190>

2. Idaho's Saint Alphonsus ties telemedicine to EHR
<http://medcitynews.com/2015/10/idahos-saint-alphonsus-telemedicine-ehr/?rf=1>
TAO
member Tiffany Whitmore was interviewed for this article.  Nice work!

3. Did you know that HiMMS has a virtual Learning Center
<http://www.himss.org/health-it-education/learning-center> that has virtual
on-demand events?  Check it out! There is some good information for those
in telemedicine.

4. Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield tap AbilTo to offer members tele-therapy
after cardiac events
<http://mobihealthnews.com/48338/horizon-blue-cross-blue-shield-taps-abilto-to-offer-members-tele-therapy-after-cardiac-events/>

5. Gaps in using digital technology
<http://federaltelemedicine.com/?p=3915#more-3915> The results of a new
consumer healthcare survey. Interesting!

6. Chronic care management: CMS built it, did providers come?
<http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/chronic-care-management-cms-built-it-did-providers-come?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRovvqjBZKXonjHpfsX56OguWaKzlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4ATMBjM6%2BTFAwTG5toziV8R7nHLs161sIQWRjg>
Providers
seem to be struggling to add this service

7. A surprising Rx for the ailing patient experience
<http://pages.healthcareitnews.com/A-Surprising-Rx-For-The-Ailing-Patient-Experience.html?topic=coordinatedcare%26mobile%26populationhealth&utm_source=hitn&utm_medium=epush&utm_term=%20surprising_rx&utm_content=phunware&utm_campaign=whitepaper&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRovvq%2FKZKXonjHpfsX56OguWaKzlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4ATMFhPK%2BTFAwTG5toziV8R7nHLs161sIQWRjg>
A
mobile app that can help reduce patient frustrations

8. A grant opportunity: The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP)
announces the release of the Rural Health Network Development Planning
Program (network planning) funding opportunity
<http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=279931>

9. ATA supports new Medicare telehealth coverage
<http://www.americantelemed.org/news-landing/2015/11/04/ata-supports-new-medicare-telehealth-coverage#.VkJVIrerTIV>
The
article provides a link to the final rule and ATA's analysis

10. New Medicaid rules highlight telehelath as component to improve access
issues
<http://www.americantelemed.org/news-landing/2015/11/04/new-medicaid-rules-highlight-telehealth-as-component-to-improve-access-issues#.VkJV47erTIV>
Provides
a link to the final rule and brief explanation

11. ATA comment on nursing and psychology licensure compacts
<http://www.americantelemed.org/news-landing/2015/10/29/ata-comments-on-nursing-and-psychology-licensure-compacts#.VkJX1LerTIV>
ATA
support these compacts.  See their letters of support.

12. Post stroke patients using technology
<http://federaltelemedicine.com/?p=3895#more-3895>

Hope you have a great week!

Cathy

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