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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. |
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