American Telemedicine Association Technology Special Interest Group Mike

American Telemedicine Association Technology Special Interest Group Mike Holcomb Chair, ATA Technology SIG Associate Director, Information Technology, Arizona Telemedicine Program September 16, 2010

Telemedicine Defined � Use of medical information exchanged between sites via electronic communications to improve patients’ health status � Telehealth is a broader term that encompasses both clinical and nonclinical remote healthcare services

Telemedicine and Telehealth Examples � Videoconferencing � Store and forward transmissions � e-Health � Remote monitoring � CME � Nursing call centers

Telemedicine and Telehealth Services � Specialist referral services � Patient consultations � Remote patient monitoring � Medical education � Consumer medical and health information

Telemedicine and Telehealth Delivery Mechanisms � Networked programs � Point-to-point connections � Primary or specialty care to the home connections � Home to monitoring center � Web-based e-health patient service sites

U. S. A. Telemedicine Networks in 2007

ATA Vision � Fully integrate telemedicine into transformed healthcare systems � Improve healthcare quality, equity and affordability throughout the world

ATA Mission � Promote professional, ethical, and equitable improvement of health care delivery through telecommunications and information technology › › › Education Clearinghouse Networking and collaboration Promote research and innovation Standards development Consumer awareness

ATA Organizational Structure

ATA Membership � Open › › › to Individuals Students Health Institutions Companies Other organizations

ATA PRESIDENT’S CIRCLE MEMBERS

Institutional Members Corporate Members

ATA Website http: //www. americantelemed. org/

ATA Website Visitors

ATA Product and Services Directory

Telemedicine Journals

ATA Member Groups Special Interest Groups Business and Finance Technology Home Telehealth & Remote Monitoring Teledermatology Human Factors Telehealth Nursing International Telemental Health Ocular Telehealth Telerehabilitation Pediatric Telehealth Regional Chapters Latin American & Carribean Pacific Islands

ATA Member Groups (Cont) Discussion Groups Emergency Preparedness and Response Tele. ICU Councils ATA Industry Council ATA Institutional Member Council

ATA Special Interest Groups � ATA Members with similar interests � Share knowledge � Promote and support telemedicine applications within a specialty area � Provide guidance and information to ATA membership under ATA authority � Sponsor activities such as shortcourses, presentations or Webinars

ATA Technology SIG Mission � Act as a catalyst for the development of universal access to a contiguous infrastructure of medical communications.

ATA Technology SIG Activities � Sponsor tutorials and seminars for ATA members � Develop and promote interoperability standards for telemedicine equipment � Provide informational support on telemedicine technology to ATA Leadership, other ATA SIGs and ATA Members

ATA Technology SIG Goals and Objectives 2010 -2011 � Webinars › Buying Technology for Telehealth › Continua Alliance Standards and Guidelines � Annual meeting education › Telemedicine Technology Fundamentals › ITIL v 3 Awareness › Home and Mobile Telehealth International collaboration with Canadian Telehealth Forum Technology SIG � Possible collaboration with HIMSS EHR SIG � Technology SIG Web site updates �

ATA Technology SIG Website http: //www. americantelemed. org/

ATA Technology SIG Leadership � Leadership May 2010 - May 2012 › Chair �Mike Holcomb › Vice Chair �Charles von Urff, Ph. D. › Immediate Past Chair �Richard Evans › ATA Board Liaisons �A. Stewart Ferguson, Ph. D. �Ronald Merrell, M. D. › ATA Inter-SIG Liaisons �Volunteers from Technology SIG

References � American Telemedicine Association › http: //www. americantelemed. org/

Thank you! � Mike Holcomb › mholcomb@telemedicine. arizona. edu