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1. Telehealth:Looking to the future
2. Agenda / Plan NHS Connecting for Health
Emerging trends in telehealth
Working towards interoperability
Information issues
Intro on CFH
Talk about observations on trends, through our work with industry suppliers & forums and where commissioning needs have been articulated
Emerging key themes of particular relevance to working with the spine/CFH environment, considerations for sharing of data / interoperability
Issues surrounding provisional of access to advice of information in Telehealth world
All things that commissioners of new services need to be aware of plan for when thinking about deploying Telehealth @ scale in order to access the benefits such a service is expected to bring
Intro on CFH
Talk about observations on trends, through our work with industry suppliers & forums and where commissioning needs have been articulated
Emerging key themes of particular relevance to working with the spine/CFH environment, considerations for sharing of data / interoperability
Issues surrounding provisional of access to advice of information in Telehealth world
All things that commissioners of new services need to be aware of plan for when thinking about deploying Telehealth @ scale in order to access the benefits such a service is expected to bring
3. “So over the next few years we will give 100,000 people with long-term conditions the opportunity to manage their care in this way …..… and extend to all 15 million patients with a chronic or long-term condition access to a choice of 'active patient' or 'care at home' options - clinically appropriate to them and supported by the NHS”
Gordon Brown
7th January 2008 New challenges Emphasise the changing environment and increasing profile :
PM declaring v recently revised emphasis on management of LTCs and its importance to users of care services
So 100,000 in next few years and ultimately extend option to 15M – implies commissioners need to be doing something now and not merely thinking about pilots but large scale!Emphasise the changing environment and increasing profile :
PM declaring v recently revised emphasis on management of LTCs and its importance to users of care services
So 100,000 in next few years and ultimately extend option to 15M – implies commissioners need to be doing something now and not merely thinking about pilots but large scale!
4. NHS Connecting for Health Reminder about CFH & objectives
CFH is the IT agency for NHS and the organisation charged with delivering the National Programme for IT
Modernise Health IT in England
Patient centric
Single record for life
Info @ point of care
Simpler, quicker, interactive
Secure
Interoperable – core design
Focused on joining acute/primary care records
Automating high volume processes such as transfer of GP records + prescriptions
Reality – not everywhere yet, local reality maybe paper but hope (of programme) full coverage
NHS CFH are interested in this field Telehealth – need to understand what Telehealth means for NPfIT
How will it work alongside the modernised IT / What need to be in place?
Can it work in the way users want to use it?
Reminder about CFH & objectives
CFH is the IT agency for NHS and the organisation charged with delivering the National Programme for IT
Modernise Health IT in England
Patient centric
Single record for life
Info @ point of care
Simpler, quicker, interactive
Secure
Interoperable – core design
Focused on joining acute/primary care records
Automating high volume processes such as transfer of GP records + prescriptions
Reality – not everywhere yet, local reality maybe paper but hope (of programme) full coverage
NHS CFH are interested in this field Telehealth – need to understand what Telehealth means for NPfIT
How will it work alongside the modernised IT / What need to be in place?
Can it work in the way users want to use it?
5. So heard a lot today about Telecare and Telehealth
Services are increasingly becoming blurred
Role of lifestyle monitoring / dementia treatment
When does it become ‘health’ not social care?
Does it matter?
So heard a lot today about Telecare and Telehealth
Services are increasingly becoming blurred
Role of lifestyle monitoring / dementia treatment
When does it become ‘health’ not social care?
Does it matter?
6. Layered approach and a portfolio of services If we look at intentions for Telehealth / where will it be used?
Intention to increase capacity of professional care to cope with expected increase in nos of patients with LTCs.
BUILD
Telehealth (vital signs monitoring) will be one of a number of options, selected through considering:
Patient suitability
Patient choice
Cost effectiveness of investment for benefits
And to an extent reliant on charging models (where the clinical benefits are clear but perhaps not the financial – patient contribution?)
So that’s where Telehealth will fit in overall care services….what’s around today?If we look at intentions for Telehealth / where will it be used?
Intention to increase capacity of professional care to cope with expected increase in nos of patients with LTCs.
BUILD
Telehealth (vital signs monitoring) will be one of a number of options, selected through considering:
Patient suitability
Patient choice
Cost effectiveness of investment for benefits
And to an extent reliant on charging models (where the clinical benefits are clear but perhaps not the financial – patient contribution?)
So that’s where Telehealth will fit in overall care services….what’s around today?
7. Very simple (and focussed on vital signs)
Patient provided data
Monitored by a Telecarer + patient themselves
Lifestyle questionnaire / indicators
Issues
Currently closed system - operating in isolation of other health / social care needs
OK @ small scale (manual work arounds)
But when looking for large scale / mainstreaming need to think about
Clinical safety: robust, foul safe, processes
TH alarms/response requests feeding into other main stream IT systems?
Data integration – what data is useful, valuable, vital even to move to other services?Very simple (and focussed on vital signs)
Patient provided data
Monitored by a Telecarer + patient themselves
Lifestyle questionnaire / indicators
Issues
Currently closed system - operating in isolation of other health / social care needs
OK @ small scale (manual work arounds)
But when looking for large scale / mainstreaming need to think about
Clinical safety: robust, foul safe, processes
TH alarms/response requests feeding into other main stream IT systems?
Data integration – what data is useful, valuable, vital even to move to other services?
8. Technology trends Some key themes:
Integration and interoperability
Convergence
Single service (alarm to support)
Interactivity and empowerment
Reducing infrastructure costs
Moving with the patient
Smarter sensor technologies So these seem to be the key themes emerging in relation to mainstreaming?
Methods of sharing data – how and what – CFH working to define national standard
Convergence of systems/services: one service alarm – Health monitor – remote support
Increasing demand of self-empowerment and involvement
Resolved infrastructure costs
Single service
Flexible not new investment
Patient needs
Mobile
Smarter/usable – lifestyle fitSo these seem to be the key themes emerging in relation to mainstreaming?
Methods of sharing data – how and what – CFH working to define national standard
Convergence of systems/services: one service alarm – Health monitor – remote support
Increasing demand of self-empowerment and involvement
Resolved infrastructure costs
Single service
Flexible not new investment
Patient needs
Mobile
Smarter/usable – lifestyle fit
9. Whole System Capabilities These trends for interoperability + ‘single flexible service’ can be explained when you think about moves towards ‘whole system approaches:
Work across services for case funding
Single and joint assessments
Choice of services to suit need
Mobile community based workforce able to respond and be informed real time
Interoperability is one are where connecting for health have a key role:These trends for interoperability + ‘single flexible service’ can be explained when you think about moves towards ‘whole system approaches:
Work across services for case funding
Single and joint assessments
Choice of services to suit need
Mobile community based workforce able to respond and be informed real time
Interoperability is one are where connecting for health have a key role:
10. Work is underway towards large scale interoperability:
CFH supporting the Continua Alliance: A collection of industry leaders who are focussing on developing interoperable personal health systems help individuals to manage health + wellness
Initial focus on core Telehealth/Personal health services, because
Control of design/offering
Sensible step forward
Market test / validate
Assess the demand for further?Work is underway towards large scale interoperability:
CFH supporting the Continua Alliance: A collection of industry leaders who are focussing on developing interoperable personal health systems help individuals to manage health + wellness
Initial focus on core Telehealth/Personal health services, because
Control of design/offering
Sensible step forward
Market test / validate
Assess the demand for further?
11. Information Security New challenges:
New environments, new standards
Identifying patients
Usable solutions for secure access
Consent to share and compartmentalised access
Data provenance Working in this new world brings challenges:
New standards requiring compliance
Are able to identify the right patient in all records?Working in this new world brings challenges:
New standards requiring compliance
Are able to identify the right patient in all records?
12. With new technologes and new capabilities, naturally will want to do more – things that there is not a great deal of experience around:
DATA
what is needed where
Who owns it? Certifies it for use?
New formats?
LINKING
Safe working
Useable/performant (Speed / accuracy/ reliability)
SHARING
Wider sharing – consents? How will they be acquired in a large scale service?
What is needed and how does it change (GPS don’t want it all?)
Demographic – linking care history so you truly understand who needs what & whyWith new technologes and new capabilities, naturally will want to do more – things that there is not a great deal of experience around:
DATA
what is needed where
Who owns it? Certifies it for use?
New formats?
LINKING
Safe working
Useable/performant (Speed / accuracy/ reliability)
SHARING
Wider sharing – consents? How will they be acquired in a large scale service?
What is needed and how does it change (GPS don’t want it all?)
Demographic – linking care history so you truly understand who needs what & why
13. Conclusion Emerging market
Ethics & consents
Interoperability
Uncharted territory:
Data provenance
Patient ID
Security
Infrastructure
Building for flexibility So in summary,
This is an emerging market – requirements are being investigated & new products being offered
Services will be used in new ways bringing challenges such as
Ethical considerations
Consent to use
And demand for interoperability and other trends
The danger is that so much of this is new that current initiatives might quickly lose relevance in the changing world:
To protect against this we would recommend that you plan for the following areas:
New environment
Change to current infrastructure
Flexible for future change as needs evolve
Don’t want to be stuck in a position where the small, initial pilot that convinces local users of value cannot move forward.So in summary,
This is an emerging market – requirements are being investigated & new products being offered
Services will be used in new ways bringing challenges such as
Ethical considerations
Consent to use
And demand for interoperability and other trends
The danger is that so much of this is new that current initiatives might quickly lose relevance in the changing world:
To protect against this we would recommend that you plan for the following areas:
New environment
Change to current infrastructure
Flexible for future change as needs evolve
Don’t want to be stuck in a position where the small, initial pilot that convinces local users of value cannot move forward.
14. Thank you! michaeldillon@nhs.net