Oklahoma Telemedicine Conference 2014: Telehealth Transition
October 16, 2014
Samis Education Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Continuing Medical Education Information
a. Accreditation Statement:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the
accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the University of
Oklahoma College of Medicine and the Telehealth Alliance of Oklahoma. The
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide
continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine designates this live activity for a
maximum of 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the
credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
b. Conflict Resolution Statement
The University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Office of Continuing Professional
Development has reviewed this activity’s speaker and planner disclosures and resolved all
identified conflicts of interest, if applicable.
c. Activity Description, Purpose and Intended/Target Audience:
Activity Description: The conference is divided into two main components: clinical
and administrative/legal issues related to telehealth, including information on the
rapidly evolving mobile health and retail telehealth modes of delivery. This
conference aims to increase physician awareness and understanding of these trends,
regulatory and legal components that are unique to this field, and applications and
outcomes to date.
Intended/Target Audience: All physicians
d. Planning Committee Member:
Candace Shaw – Course Director
Cynthia Scheideman-Miller, MHSA – Course Contact
Pam Forducey, PhD, ABPP
Reji Varghee, BA, CPO, CPPB
Corie Kaiser, MS
Micha Post
e. Learning Objectives: The learning objective that are highlighted in yellow need to be
rewritten using the approved action verbs below.
Upon completion of this meeting, participants should accomplish improving physician
competence by being able to:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
f.
identify mHealth opportunities for their patients.
describe mHealth applications used by patients.
explain the role of retail clinics in today’s healthcare system.
illustrate the importance of digital and mobile health technologies as a tool to
help solve the current healthcare problems of cost and access.
recognize the unique security vulnerabilities of mobile devices and how HIPAA
security policies should be modified as health care providers adopt mhealth
technology.
report CMS conditions of Participation changes, explore credentialing options,
and increase awareness of possible implementation strategies.
restate potential liability and reimbursement issues related to telemedicine.
identify current telehealth reimbursement.
explain clinical and financial outcomes of a collaboration between rural providers
and neonatologists.
Equal Opportunity Statement
The University of Oklahoma is an equal opportunity institution. www.ou.edu/eoo
g. Accommodation Statement
Accommodations on the basis of disability are available by contacting Cynthia
Scheideman-Miller at (405) 271-8001 ext. 43485 or cynthiascheidemanmiller@ouhsc.edu as soon as possible.
h. Acknowledgement to Commercial Support and In-Kind Support
Commercial support is financial, or in-kind, contributions given by a commercial
interest, which is used to pay all or part of the costs of a CME activity. A commercial
interest is any entity producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care
goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients.
This course is supported, in part, by educational grants from industry, in accordance
with ACCME Standards. At this time, a complete listing of commercial supporters is
not available. Appropriate acknowledgement will be given to all supporters at the
time of the educational activity.
i. Disclaimer Statement:
Statements, opinions and results of studies contained in the program are those of
the presenters/authors and do not reflect the policy or position of the Board of
Regents of the University of Oklahoma (“OU”) nor does OU provide any warranty as
to their accuracy or reliability.
Every reasonable effort has been made to faithfully reproduce the presentations and
material as submitted. However, no responsibility is assumed by OU for any claims,
injury and/or damage to persons or property from any cause, including negligence
or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instruments or
ideas contained in the material herein.
j. Policy on Faculty and Presenters Disclosure
It is the policy of the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine that the faculty,
presenters and joint providers disclose real or apparent conflicts of interest relating
to the topics of this educational activity, and also disclose discussions of
unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation(s).