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VHA Telehealth

VHA Telehealth. Sandra K. Schmunk, BS, MT-ASCP, MA, MS Network Telehealth Program Manager Midwest Health Care Network, Veterans Health Administration. To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow and orphan - Abraham Lincoln 1865. Veterans Integrated Health Care Networks.

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VHA Telehealth

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  1. VHA Telehealth Sandra K. Schmunk, BS, MT-ASCP, MA, MS Network Telehealth Program Manager Midwest Health Care Network, Veterans Health Administration

  2. To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow and orphan-Abraham Lincoln 1865

  3. Veterans Integrated Health Care Networks

  4. Criteria for development • National mandate for specific services • Increase access in geographically remote areas where no current services exist • Provide alternate services in areas where it is difficult to recruit staff • Increase efficiency in places where travel time for current VHA clinicians would significantly diminish their clinical time

  5. VHA Advantages • Large integrated health system • Universal EMR • Robust infrastructure • No state line licensing limitations • Generally not affected by insurance reimbursement restrictions • Affiliations and partnerships • Leadership direction & support

  6. VHA Telehealth Administrative Structure • Office of Care Coordination • CCHT • CCGT • CCSF • Telehealth vs. Telemedicine • Strategic Planning and Collaboration • Group Purchasing and Planning • National Workgroups

  7. Benefits of Collaboration • Solid framework for success • Establish standards for quality & efficiency • Best use of limited resources • Ensure compatibility and interoperability • Standardize quality • Create repository of resources • Reduce duplication of efforts

  8. From VHA Telerehabilitation Workgroup

  9. Planning Steps • Create Steering Group • Develop vision, mission, goals • Complete SWOT analysis • Identify resources • Create action plan • Identify outcome measures • Develop plan for sustainability

  10. Questions? Sandra K. Schmunk V23 Telehealth Program Manager Veterans Health Administration One Veterans Drive Minneapolis, MN 612-467-4393 Sandra.Schmunk@med.va.gov

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