Overview of Objectives for Roundtable

Overview of Objectives

Going the distance…so you don’t have to…

Delaware Telehealth

Roundtable

December 4, 2013

OverviewWho We Are

What Is Telehealth?A mechanism for enhancing

health care, public health, and health education delivery and

support, using electronic communication and

information.

Telehealth?

State Planning/Roundtable

State Roundtable

Purpose

To bring together key stakeholders around priority health needs, with the end goal of developing consensus and establishing a 2 – 3 year strategic action plan for advancing the adoption and utilization of telehealth as

a mechanism for meeting the identified priority health needs.

Planning Team

Carol Morris

DHSS, Division of Services for Aging & Adults with Physical Disabilities

Bill Love

DHSS, Division of Services for Aging & Adults with Physical Disabilities

Gerard Gallucci, MDDelaware Health & Social Services

IngridPretzer-Aboff, PhD, RN University of Delaware

Brian Olson La Red Health Center, Inc.

Kathy Collison DHSS, Division of Public Health

Jonathan (Kevin) Massey DHSS, Division of Public Health

Lisa SchieffertDelaware Healthcare Association

Betsy WheelerWheeler & Associates Management Services

Health Needs

Health Needs

To improve:

1)access to behavioral health services; 2)access to specialty care; and 3)the management of chronic disease.

Outcome

Delaware Telehealth

Strategic Plan 2014-2015

Vision

Going the distance…so you don’t have to…

Delaware Telehealth

Roundtable

December 4, 2013

Vision

“Telehealth will be fully integrated into Delaware’s healthcare system so that

all residents will have equitable access to affordable, world-class, patient-

centered healthcare throughout the state.”

Next Steps

Going the distance…so you don’t have to…

Delaware Telehealth

Roundtable

December 4, 2013

Next Steps

Delaware Telehealth

Strategic Plan 2014-2015

Next Steps

http://matrc.org/