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• Mark Jurchen From: Stacey Stockdill <ensearchl @aol.com> Sent: Monday, August 18, 2014 11:12 AM To: ensearchl @aol.com Cc: kimberly.shropshire @essentiahealth.org; maureen.ideker @essentiahealth.org; micadkins12 @gmail.com; pamm @wcta.net Subject: Virtual Highway/Telehealth Project Opportunities &FYI Dear Virtual Highway and Telehealth Task Force Members: We wanted to give you an update on the various opportunities that have emerged from the Resilient Region Telehealth Community Meeting that was held July 28: 1. Opportunity-Telehealth Advocacy: We will be writing a letter on behalf of the Resilient Region Champions and task force members to the Governor's Broadband task force to ask them to address the issues of reimbursement parity and inter-state reciprocity. We will send the letter in the near future in case you would like to add your name to the letter. 2. Opportunity-Project: Shared Purchasing Agreement: Maureen Ideker would like to work with NJPA and other health care providers on identifying an educational model for home care that could be purchased through a shared purchasing agreement contract. If you would like to be involved in this please contact Maureen Ideker at Maureen.ldekerAessentiahealth.org 3. Opportunity—Discounted Broadband Available through: The Greater MN Telehealth and Broadband Network Initiative(GMTBI) is a discounted broadband program and is currently open to new participants under the Health Care Connect Fund from USAC. It provides a 65%discount rate. Interested health care providers are invited to participate(see more information below). If you wish to participate please contact: Jeff Plunkett at the Community Health Information Collaborative(CHIC) in Duluth: jplunkett(c�medinfosystems.org 4. Opportunity-Essentia Health-Blandin Telehealth Demonstration Site: Deer River is serving as a Telehealth training and demonstration site this upcoming year and MN healthcare facilities are invited to participate on-site in actual hospital and clinic implementations of new Tele-health services. A home monitoring learning collaborative is also being offered. For more information contact: Kimberlv.shropshire{a�Essentia Health.org 5. FYI:Telehealth Reimbursement Information: Great Plains Telehealth Resource and Assistance Center provides general information about Telehealth and the website has up to date information regarding telehealth reimbursement: http://www.gptrac.orq 6. FYI: Demonstration Project: We will be working with to develop a teleheath demonstration projects to demonstrate the power of the robust high-speed internet access provided by WTCA. We will keep you posted on this project as it evolves. 7. FYI: Updates on a Partner: Good Samaritan Society is working to transform care for senior citizens using IBM Big Data and Analytics. http:Ilwww.marketwatch.com/story/good-samaritan-societv-transforms-care-for-senior-citizens- usinq-ibm-biq-data-and-analvtics-2014-07-30?reflink=MW news stmp 8. FYI: Study: Telehealth could cut companies' health care costs A study by Towers Watson showed U.S. companies could save more than $6 billion in health care costs annually if they required employees and dependents to leverage telemedicine services instead of face- to-face doctor visits. The study showed that 37% of responding employers plan to provide telehealth consultations to their employees to help them with nonemergency medical concerns by next year, while another 34% might offer such services in 2016 or 2017. Clinical Innovation +Technology online (8/11) Thank you to everyone who has been engaged to date.We will continue to look for demonstration projects within for the Resilient Region. 1