UNM CENTER FOR
TELEHEALTH
AS CORE FACILITY
http://som.unm.edu/telehealth
VALUE ADDED WITH TELEHEALTH
AS A CORE FACILITY
• Provide Coordination across UNM HSC
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Web page/Central Data Repository for Telehealth Activities
Supporting Current Telehealth Programs as needed
Developing New Programs
Strategic Prioritization
Develop Policies and Standards: Security, HIPAA compliance, documentation,
integration with EHR and HIE, technology decision making/interoperability, legal
issues, contract development, reimbursement, business decisions
• Explore and develop Grant opportunities
• Evaluate and Vet Technologies and Options
• Telehealth Research, Evaluation and Analysis
VALUE ADDED WITH TELEHEALTH
AS A CORE FACILITY
• Foster Development of the UNM HSC as a Health System with
Appropriate Integration of Telehealth into the Enterprise
• Facilitate Extension of UNM HSC programs
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Clinical Services
Educational/Training/Work Force Development
Research, Community-based Participatory/CTSC
Public Health/Community Health Initiatives
Administrative Activities
International Initiatives
CFTH ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
• Technology Consultation &
Support HSC Enterprise Wide
• Nephrology, Peds Cardio,
• Family & Community Medicine,
CRCBH, CDD, Cyber CF, Office of
Diversity, CNAH, CTSC, HSLIC
• Maintenance/Scheduling
Support of Telehealth Activities/
Rooms HSC Wide
• Vidyo System Administration/
Training/Tech Support (video
conferencing software)
• Office of Community Health
• HEROs
• Vision 2020
• Education Training
• Software / Technology
• Telehealth Applications on mobile
devices
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Business Planning
Credentialing Privileging (by Proxy)
Contract Consults(UNMMG/Legal)
Telehealth Policy Development
Telehealth Users Group (TUG)
CFTH CURRENT PROGRAMS
• SRMC Telehealth Consults
• UNMH Pediatric ED
• UNMH Psychiatry – PES
• UNMH Neurology
• Child Ready Grant: Statewide Communities &
Hospitals Ped Emergency
Medicine (Dr. Sapien)
• United Healthcare
Telehealth Pilots
• Ped ICU to SJRMC
• Post Traumatic Brain Injury
(Dr. Mark Pedrotty/CTH)
• Tele-Stroke Contract
• Dermatology (under
development)
• Cancer Center
• Tumor Board – Las Cruces
• Audiology
CFTH OTHER SPECIAL PROJECTS
• Molina Community
Connector Project (OCH)
• FCC Southwest Telehealth
Access Grid ($15.4
million)
• Legislation: SB69 2013
Reimbursement
• Cimarron Clinic/Child
Psych- Resident Training
• Truman Clinic/HIV-AIDS
Counseling
• Native American/Navajo
Nation
• US Ignite/Telehealth to the
Hogan
• Pine Hill Medical Center
• Congressman Rep. Ben Ray
Lujan Town Hall - Video
Conferencing (9 Northern
NM sites
NEW TELEHEALTH PROGRAM REQUESTS
• Pharmacy
• Holy Cross Hospital
• Dental
• Child Maltreatment
• Trauma
• Orthopedics
• Critical care/eICU
• Sports Concussion
• Center for Neuropsychological
Services
• Children’s Psychiatric
Center
• University Psychiatric
Center
• Psychosocial rehabilitation
• Brain Behavioral Health
Institute
• Tele-home care/Remote
monitoring
CfTH TOP PRIORITY ISSUES
• Setting Telehealth Program
Priorities
• 24-7 Technology Support
• Patient Registration/
Documentation/Scheduling
• Fiscal Processes / Billing
• Net Med Express Agreement
• Contracting / Professional
Service Agreements
• Need administrative level strategy
• Credentialing and Privileging by
Proxy
• Need administrative level strategy
• Compliance/Quality/Outcomes
• Continue Development of
Policies, Procedures, Guidelines,
Best Practices
• Integration with EHR/HIE