Setting and Subjects
MIH/CP staff receive referrals from EMS personnel via the EMS EHR system ESO Solutions. EMS staff select an option in the EHR that identifies a patient in need of MIH/CP services. These referrals come via email to the MIH/CP in an automated report each day. The EMS crew also has the patient sign a release form that provides permission for the MIH/CP to contact the patient. The form also contains a Health Insurance Privacy and Portability Act (HIPAA) release. Appendix E contains the release form. This release form provides the MIH/CP the ability to begin a relationship with the patient along with capacity to contact all care providers that the Fire Department has established Business Associate Agreements (BAA) with. …show more content…
Training must address the following groups: MIH/CP, physicians, nursing staff, and IT support staff. Training will consist of how to log in to the Skype program and conduct the appointment. Further training will include the physician talking to a simulated patient so that familiarity and comfort with a remote interview occurs. Next, the training addresses physician and MIH/CP interaction. Tasks such as vital sign gathering and physical exam functions occur, and data is relayed to the physician. Trust must develop between the physician and the MIH/CP. Nursing staff will take part in the training so that they are comfortable with all aspects of computer functionality, along with carrying out a remote appointment much like the physician. Last, the IT staff must understand how to support the technology side of a telemedicine appointment. These staff must be familiar with the mobile gateway installed on the MIH/CP vehicle, along with other methods the MIH/CP may use to obtain internet connectivity. The final component to understand from the field side is the computer hardware used by the MIH/CP. Computer components used in the clinic are familiar to the IT staff so training on this end is …show more content…
Primary care providers, clinic managers, registered nurses, and others are already in place and oversee the patients care plans to varying degrees of success. Startup IT costs, along with ongoing support of the telemedicine service are budget considerations. Costs associated with data analysis, presentation of results, and a report on results is part of the budget covered under the contract established with Dr. Fenn. The established budget is added to the appendix for
MIH/CP staff receive referrals from EMS personnel via the EMS EHR system ESO Solutions. EMS staff select an option in the EHR that identifies a patient in need of MIH/CP services. These referrals come via email to the MIH/CP in an automated report each day. The EMS crew also has the patient sign a release form that provides permission for the MIH/CP to contact the patient. The form also contains a Health Insurance Privacy and Portability Act (HIPAA) release. Appendix E contains the release form. This release form provides the MIH/CP the ability to begin a relationship with the patient along with capacity to contact all care providers that the Fire Department has established Business Associate Agreements (BAA) with. …show more content…
Training must address the following groups: MIH/CP, physicians, nursing staff, and IT support staff. Training will consist of how to log in to the Skype program and conduct the appointment. Further training will include the physician talking to a simulated patient so that familiarity and comfort with a remote interview occurs. Next, the training addresses physician and MIH/CP interaction. Tasks such as vital sign gathering and physical exam functions occur, and data is relayed to the physician. Trust must develop between the physician and the MIH/CP. Nursing staff will take part in the training so that they are comfortable with all aspects of computer functionality, along with carrying out a remote appointment much like the physician. Last, the IT staff must understand how to support the technology side of a telemedicine appointment. These staff must be familiar with the mobile gateway installed on the MIH/CP vehicle, along with other methods the MIH/CP may use to obtain internet connectivity. The final component to understand from the field side is the computer hardware used by the MIH/CP. Computer components used in the clinic are familiar to the IT staff so training on this end is …show more content…
Primary care providers, clinic managers, registered nurses, and others are already in place and oversee the patients care plans to varying degrees of success. Startup IT costs, along with ongoing support of the telemedicine service are budget considerations. Costs associated with data analysis, presentation of results, and a report on results is part of the budget covered under the contract established with Dr. Fenn. The established budget is added to the appendix for