KU Center for Telemedicine and Telehealth (KUCTT)
3901 Rainbow Blvd.
Kansas City, KS 66160
www.kumc.edu
www2.kumc.edu/telemedicine/

Ryan Spaulding, PhD
Ph: 913-588-2226
Fax: 913-588-2227
Email: rspaulding@kumc.edu

Network Partners: Cedar Vale Hospital, Hays Medical Center, Northeast Kansas Center for Health & Wellness, Parsons State Hospital, Windsor Place Nursing Home.

Project Purpose: The purpose of the project extension is to analyze project data and summarize findings from the original 1999 grant, Expansion of the Kansas Telehealth Network. The University of Kansas Medical
Center (KUMC) and the five partner sites in rural Kansas worked to expand access to clinical
specialties and sub-specialties through telemedicine connections. Various data were obtained,
including patient and providers perceptions and cost.

Outcomes Expected: Outcomes of the project as originally proposed include improved access to healthcare providers for individuals across the lifespan for partner communities and the expansion into new communities;
reduced isolation of practitioners; and, stabilized and strengthened local healthcare delivery systems for the local retention of rural patients.

Service Area: The service area is comprised of five counties in Northeast, Northwest, South Central, and Southeast Kansas. All five of the counties are Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) or partial HPSAs, all five are mental health HPSAs, and three are dental HPSAs.

Services Provided: The Kansas Telehealth Network has been operational since 1991 for clinical and educational videoconferencing. This grant project helped expand the range of sites and services offered in Kansas.Major services provided by KUCTT through the grant project were: Mental Health including, Adult Psychiatry, Child Psychiatry, Psychology, and other Counseling Services; Cardiology; Diet and Nutrition, including Diabetes Care and Management; Oncology; Rehabilitation; Physical Therapy;
Rheumatology; and Speech Language Pathology. In addition to these services, the KUCTT continues to provide a wide range of pediatric urgent and behavioral care services through its TeleKidcare ™ program. It also offers Wound Care, Weight Management, and a variety of ad hoc specialty consults. Patient education and continuing education services are provided as well.

Equipment: All sites are equipped with PolyCom F/X Viewstations and ATI TelePhonic Stethoscopes.

Transmission: Consults are conducted at 384 kbps or higher over dedicated ISDN PRI lines and through H.323 Internet Protocol (IP) networks.

KU Center for Telemedicine and Telehealth (KUCTT)
3901 Rainbow Blvd., Mailstop 1048
Kansas City, KS 66160
www.kumc.edu
www2.kumc.edu/telemedicine/

Gary Doolittle, MD
Norbert Belz, RHIA
Ph: 913-588-2226
Fax: 913-588-2227
Email: nbelz@kumc.edu

Network Partners: Cedar Vale Hospital, Crawford County Mental Health Center, Hays Area Health Education Center, Hays Medical Center, Moline Rural Health Clinic, Northeast Kansas Center for Health & Wellness,
Parsons State Hospital, Sedan City Hospital, Smoky Hills Family Practice Residency Program, Southeast AHEC, Southwest AHEC, Windsor Place Nursing Home.

Project Purpose: The Project will expand the Kansas Telehealth Network, linking the University of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) to 12 partner sites in rural Kansas to improve access to clinical specialties and subspecialties through telemedicine connections. A comprehensive cost-benefit evaluation of clinical telemedicine across multiple partner sites and medical specialties will be conducted.

Outcomes Expected: Standard cost-accounting methods will be utilized to compare the cost of providing a telemedicine consult to the cost of providing both traditional and outreach consults. Cost data will be paired with quality-of-life instrument data.

Service Area: The service area is comprised of nine counties in Northeast, Northwest, South Central, and Southeast Kansas. Seven of the nine counties are Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) or partial HPSAs, all nine are mental health HPSAs, and seven are dental HPSAs.

Services Provided: The Kansas Telehealth Network has been operational since 2000 for clinical and educational videoconferencing. Major services provided by KUCTT are: Mental Health including, Adult
Psychiatry, Child Psychiatry, Psychology and other Counseling Services; Cardiology, Diet and Nutrition, including Diabetes Care and Management; Oncology; Rehabilitation; Physical Therapy and Speech Language Pathology; and a wide range of Pediatric Services. Wound care services have also started to see recent increase in volume. Patient education and continuing education services are provided as well.

Equipment: All sites are equipped with PolyCom F/X Viewstations and ATI TelePhonic Stethoscopes.

Transmission: Consults are conducted at 384 kbps or higher over dedicated ISDN PRI lines and through H.323 Internet Protocol (IP).