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Show- me ECHO E xtension for C ommunity H ealthcare O utcomes

Show- me ECHO E xtension for C ommunity H ealthcare O utcomes. E. Rachel Mutrux Sr. Program Director, Missouri Telehealth Network June 26, 2014. Missouri Telehealth Network. University of Missouri- School of Medicine

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Show- me ECHO E xtension for C ommunity H ealthcare O utcomes

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  1. Show-meECHOExtension for Community Healthcare Outcomes E. Rachel Mutrux Sr. Program Director, Missouri Telehealth Network June 26, 2014

  2. Missouri Telehealth Network • University of Missouri- School of Medicine • Mission: to use telehealth to increase access & quality of healthcare & provide education & research • What we do: • Connect providers & patients over telehealth • Provides Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits for providers in rural Missouri Telehealth Network. • Is a part of the HTRC – Resource Center for telehealth activities in the state and across the nation. • Sub-contractor for the Missouri REC- Missouri HIT Assistance Center working with primary care providers to get EHR and achieve Meaningful Use

  3. MTN Staff Mirna Becevic, Associate Director Deb Denham, Business Support Specialist II Dr. Karen Edison, Medical Director Candy Garb, Telehealth Coordinator Omer Malik, Telehealth Coordinator Intern Rachel Mutrux, Sr. Program Director Danny Myers, Project Development Specialist Mary Beth Schneider, Training Coordinator Wendy Vogel, Office Support Assistant IV Katie Vollmer, Telehealth Coordinator Paulina Vazquez Moldando, International Telehealth Fellow

  4. MTN Experience • Work with legislature • Develop new telehealth clinics- work with providers • Existing partnerships with health care stakeholders • Missouri Primary Care Association • Missouri Hospital Association • Federally Qualified Health Centers • Technology • Provide CME • Training conferences • Existing communication lines • Research • Missouri HIT Assistance Center- Missouri’s REC

  5. Missouri Counties with MTN sites

  6. Types of Locations • Army Hospital • Rehabilitation Hospitals • School of Medicine • Nursing Homes • State Health Facilities • School of Nursing • School of Health Professions • Urgent Care Clinic • Student Health Center • Classrooms • Conference Rooms • Hospitals • Federally Qualified Health Care Centers • Community Mental Health Centers • Specialty Medical Clinics • Rural Health Clinics • Cancer Hospital • Missouri Division of Youth Services locations • Missouri Department of Corrections facilities

  7. Growth of MTN Clinical Telehealth Includes all MTN member site usage.

  8. Telehealth / Telemedicine • Is NOT a new service. • IS a new service delivery mechanism. • Increases Access! • Moves information- not people. • Reduces travel costs and other barriers.

  9. Why Telehealth • Clinical Shortages • Maldistribution of providers • Rural / Urban underserved • Aging population • Travel time, cost & hardship • Delayed Treatment • Language barriers • Clinical education programs • Administrative meetings • An economic development factor in rural areas

  10. Limits of 1:1 Telehealth

  11. ECHO layers onto existing MTN services…

  12. Unlimited Potential

  13. Missouri Project: • Wayne Cooper, retired state representative and physician • Diane Franklin, current state representative • Karen Edison, dermatologist, health policy expert, telehealth champion • Rachel Mutrux, Director, MTN

  14. Diabetes Health Literacy Hepatitis Pain Management

  15. CDC Application

  16. ECHO wish list for MO Complex Chronic Pain Management Hepatitis C Mental Health/ Substance Abuse Autism Diabetes High Risk OB Infectious disease Costly Common Chronic

  17. Questions? Contact: E. Rachel Mutrux Sr. Program Director, Missouri Telehealth Network 2401 Lemone Industrial Blvd. Columbia, MO 65212 573-884-7958 mutruxe@health.missouri.edu

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