Advancing Care through Telehealth

Telehealth encompasses various technologies to support healthcare delivery from a distance, providing patients unparalleled access to healthcare professionals. In an effort to increase access to convenient, quality care, healthcare organizations are offering virtual services at an unprecedented rate through a variety of channels in multiple specialties. Telehealth technologies include live videoconferencing, store and forward transmissions, remote patient monitoring and mobile health. Innovative practices and outcomes of these technologies include:

Real-time access to specialists in metropolitan areas for patients living in rural areas reducing transportation time and non-compliance
Virtual clinics for post-acute care patients in order to reduce hospital readmissions
Remote home monitoring devices to improve medication adherence
Regional telestroke networks to deliver fast, expert care to critical stroke patients where time is of the essence
Pediatric teledermatology using store and forward capabilities to provide emergency consultation for hospitalized patients

Telehealth has proven to increase access to care, reduce costs for both the patient and the healthcare organization, and most of all, save lives. However, this industry still faces many challenges and barriers to widespread adoption. In this webinar, you will discover why telehealth is gaining momentum and learn about innovative uses and implementation strategies.

Learning Objectives:

1) Identify why telehealth is a growing trend

2) Determine innovative technologies, practices and research for telemedicine initiatives

3) Discuss telehealth adoption strategies and best practices for project funding, implementation, workflow, reimbursement and long-term sustainability

4) Describe common barriers healthcare organizations face when developing a new telehealth infrastructure

Thomas Martin

Assistant Professor and Graduate Program Director
Temple University

Bio info: Dr. Martin is the program director for the Masters of Science in Health Informatics located within the College of...

Dr. Martin is the program director for the Masters of Science in Health Informatics located within the College of Public Health at Temple University. He is a former director with Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), a global, cause-based, not-for-profit organization focused on better health through information technology (IT).

With more than 10 years of experience in healthcare, Dr. Martin joins Temple from the telecommunications and healthcare IT industries. He has lived and worked overseas in Australia, traveling extensively in Asia Pacific for business. Dr. Martin began his journey in healthcare working at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. He has served as project lead for numerous IT implementations and mobile app developments.

Dr. Martin’s research interests include the application of cost benefit analysis, comparative effectiveness, and other economic valuations within the healthcare setting, specifically telehealth, remote patient monitoring, and connected health/mHealth. He has held academic appointments at Georgetown University and St. Joseph’s University.