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TelehealthNews Vol. 3 No. 2 December 2000
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Interview with Robert Glueckauf, Ph.D.
2. Interview with Kim Solez, M.D.
3. Telehealth in the News Update
4. Articles and Links of Recent Interest from the Telehealth List Serve
5. Telehealth Resource Links
6. Educational Opportunities
7. TelehealthNews Review Board
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TELEHEALTHNEWS FEATURES:
Interview with Robert Glueckauf, Ph.D.
Genesis and evolution of a telehealth program: Rural families with at-risk teenagers with epilepsy
- Discussion of the dev elopement of a National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research project and other telehealth research efforts. Preliminary results are shown from the NIDRR study with teenagers with epilepsy.
http://telehealth.net/interviews/glueckauf.html
Interview with Kim Solez, M.D.
Professor of Pathology at the University of Alberta and Director of NKF cyberNephrology
Connecting the medical community online: The development of cyber-medicine.org
- Discussion of the development, role, and future direction of cyber-medicine.org. The site evaluates medical resources currently available, presenting them in a manner that will encourage cross-fertilization among medical specialties and assists the medical community to keep pace with the new technological tools developing at unprecedented rates.
http://telehealth.net/interviews/solez.html
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TELEHEALTH NEWS UPDATE
Telemedicine Reimbursement Takes a Significant Stride Forward
Legislative language increasing Medicare reimbursement for telemedicine has passed both the United States Senate and House of Representatives. It now awaits signature by President Clinton, who has indicated that he will sign the measure.
Passage of the language, originally opposed by the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA), is a clear sign that Congress has embraced the continued expansion of telemedicine. The original bill is the result of efforts by Senator James Jeffords (R-VT), and the support and work of Rep. John Thune (R-SD).
The legislation substantially improves the existing Medicare program providing coverage of telemedicine and serves as a major step forward in expanding such services throughout the U.S. Among the most significant improvements, the language:
· expands the eligible service area from rural health shortage communities to all non-metropolitan counties and existing urban Medicare demonstration sites
· expands the eligible medical services that are included in the program
· eliminates the current fee split requirements between presenting health professionals at the patient and referring sites
· includes a new $20 facility fee
· introduces eligible store-forward services for Alaska and Hawaii
The measure also clarifies that telehomecare is an eligible service under the new Prospective Payment System that governs use of Medicare dollars for homecare.
The bill is slated to go into effect October 1, 2001. HCFA will most likely issue rules governing changes in the program.
The language is included within Sections 223 and 504 of H.R. 5661. The bill is available at http://thomas.loc.gov/, just type in H.R. 5661 under "Bill Number." For more direct access, see: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c106:1:./temp/~c1065eDoOR:e81036
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Medicaid Funding Now Available for Telemedicine in 17 States
According to a June report by the HCFA, 17 states are now using Medicaid funds to pay for telemedicine, indicating increased funding available for telemedicine services in the U.S. Medicaid reimbursement for services furnished through telemedicine applications is available, at the State's option, as a cost-effective alternative to the more traditional ways of providing medical care (e.g., face-to-face consultations or examinations).
The report and a brief description of the state programs with contacts for each state are available at: http://www.hcfa.gov/medicaid/telemed.htm
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RECENT ARTICLES AND LINKS OF INTEREST FROM THE TELEHEALTH
LIST SERVE
Bushmail Network - Central & Southern Africa - Email via Radio.
An email system and radio patches reaches clients in areas where there are no telecommunications or computer facilities.
Contact Justice Malanot <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
http://www.bushmail.co.za
Health Affairs Special Issue- Impact of the Internet on health care policy, privacy and quality
http://www.healthaffairs.org
Patients to Get Web at Bedside
http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/09/technology/09HOSP.html
Patient Satisfaction with Telemedicine
http://bmj.com/cgi/content/full/320/7248/1517
Telehealth Kuala Lumpur 2000
http://members.xoom.com/_XMCM/jmohan/Telehealth%20KL%202000b.html
Telemedicine in Pediatrics at the University of Missouri
http://tie.telemed.org/ProgramListings.asp?ID=1355
http://tie.telemed.org/ProgramListings.asp?ID=49
http://tie.telemed.org/ProgramListings.asp?ID=1347
http://tie.telemed.org/bibliographic.asp
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TELEHEALTH RESOURCE LINKS
Bibliographies: http://telehealth.net/biblios/biblio_menu.html
Databases:
TelehealthNet
http://telehealth.net/resources/index.php3
Add Your Link: http://telehealth.net/resources/add.php3
UK National Database of Telemedicine
http://www.dis.port.ac.uk/ndtm/
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EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
GHA Telnet Information Conferences
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Worldwide Organization and Meeting Guide by Myron Pulier, MD.
For a wide range of eHealth, Telehealth and Telemedicine meetings and over 3,300 organizations.
Searchable by:
Alphabetic Index of Organizations
Telehealth Organizations
Meetings Indexed by Location
Meetings Indexed by Date
Telehealth Meetings by Date
http://telehealth.net/calendar/
British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT)
BCIT is a world-class leader in training for advanced health care specialties
For more information contact:
Shan Satoglu, Program Coordinator
Health Technology Management Program, BCIT
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http://www.health.bcit.ca/HTM
Radiology Software Free Download
Volume 6 of Radiology Cases In Pediatric Emergency Medicine is now available for free download from: www.hawaii.edu/medicine/pediatrics/pemxray/pemxray.html
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TELEHEALTHNEWS REVIEW BOARD:
George Alexander <[log in to unmask]>
Deborah Burton, M.A. <[log in to unmask]>
Rob Glueckauf, Ph.D.<[log in to unmask]>
Leigh W. Jerome, Ph.D. <[log in to unmask]>
Warren B. Karp, Ph.D., D.M.D. <[log in to unmask]>
Sunkyo Kwon, Ph.D. <[log in to unmask]>
David Nickelson, Psy.D., J.D. <[log in to unmask]>
Nancy J. Sharp, MSN, RN <[log in to unmask]>
B. Hudnall Stamm, Ph.D. <[log in to unmask]>
Mike Terry, Ph.D. <[log in to unmask]>
TelehealthNews Editor/Writer
Marlene M. Maheu, Ph.D. <[log in to unmask]>
TelehealthNews Assistant Editor and Reporter at Large
Bob Pyke, Jr. RN, CPNP <[log in to unmask]>
TelehealthNews Assistant Editor
Tim Mount <[log in to unmask]>
TelehealthNews Assistant Editor
Michael J. Mallen, M.A. <[log in to unmask]>
http://telehealth.net/about/staff/michael/bio.html
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