Southwest
Virginia Alliance for Telemedicine
University of Virginia
University of Virginia
1214 Lee Street
Charlottesville, VA 22908
http://www.telemed.virginia.edu
Karen S. Rheuban, M.D.
Ph. 434-924-5470
Fax: 434-924-5747
Email: KSR5G@VIRGINIA.EDU
Network
Partners: Alleghany Regional Hospital; Bland
County Medical Center; Clinch River Health Service;
Tazewell Community Hospital; RJ Reynolds/Patrick County
Memorial Hospital; Tri-Area Health
Clinic, Laurel Fork.
Project
Purpose: This project expands an existing
Telehealth network in Virginia to increase access
to specialty care and interactive health related distance
learning to the citizens and healthcare professionals
of six additional medically underserved counties in
the Commonwealth of Virginia. The 9th
Congressional district is medically underserved by
federal designation and has the highest rate of Medicare
in the state.
Outcomes
Expected: Outcomes:
Increased utilization of specialty services; Increased
referrals by regional providers; Decreased patient
transfers out of primary medical community. Tools:
Medical Center/Physician practice plan referring data
(pre-post telemedicine in community; Patient satisfaction
survey (per Health Evaluation Sciences); Provider
satisfaction survey (per Health Evaluation Sciences).
Service Area:
Six counties in SW Virginia (pop 118,000), Tazewell;
Bland; Patrick; Scott; Alleghany and Carroll. All
are MUAs and all but Alleghany and Tazewell are HPSAs.
Services Provided:
Cardiology; Dermatology, Endocrinology; Ear/Nose/Throat;
Emergency; Gastrointestinal; Geriatrics; OB/GYN; Hematology;
Hepatology; Infectious Disease; Nephrology; Neurology;
Ophthalmology; Orthopedics; Pain Management; Pediatrics;
Pediatric Cardiology, Psychiatry; Pulmonology; Plastic
Surgery, Rheumatology; Surgery; Thoracic Cardiovascular;
Transplant; Urology, Wound Care.
Equipment: Polycom Viewstations with
the following peripherals: electronic stethoscope,
patient hand held camera, document camera, computer
and 27” monitor.
Transmission: Fractional T1 with
access to full T1, ISDN, Internet and VTC Bridge.
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