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Communities and Technology What We Have Learned The Oregon Child Abuse Telemedicine Project. Background on Project. What is the Oregon Child Abuse Telemedicine Project? OCAMIS- TOP funded Regional Training and Consultation Center Northwest Health Foundation. Regional Service Areas.
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Communities and Technology What We Have Learned The Oregon Child Abuse Telemedicine Project
Background on Project • What is the Oregon Child Abuse Telemedicine Project? • OCAMIS- TOP funded • Regional Training and Consultation Center • Northwest Health Foundation
Regional Service Areas Area served by KIDS Center Area served by CARES NW Area served by Jackson County Advocacy Center
Lessons We Learned TOP(TIIAP)- First Round of Sites • Money is not the answer… but it helps • A network is different than a group of computers, modems and phone lines • The buck needs to stop someplace • It’s all about timing
What Worked TOP(TIIAP)- First Round of Sites • Medical examiners felt more confident • Consults readily available • Enhanced local decision making
Lessons We Learned NWHF-Second Round of Sites • Its not about you, its about them. What happens at the local level dictates the success of the program • Infrastructure will not be utilized if it does not meet the needs of the local community • Technology is truly seamless when it doesn’t look like technology
Changes We Have Made From the lessons we have learned • Communication, it is all about communication… • personal contact, email chat groups, and newsletters
Changes We Have Made From the lessons we have learned • Communication, it is all about communication… • personal contact, email chat groups, and newsletters • A network without programs is like… • Monthly case reviews, virtual meetings, quality assurance group • Look to the future…