4. Fetal ECHO via TeleMedicine
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5. Benefits for the Physicians
Travel time and safety
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6. Benefits for the Physicians
Access to patients
from remote areas
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7. Benefits for the Physicians
Ability to
schedule several
patients closely
together
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8. Benefits for the Physicians
Builds stronger
relationships with
community
physicians
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9. Benefits for the Physicians
Ability to be “two places
at the same time”
Einstein was right, you can be in two places at once
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10. Benefits for the Physicians
Improves outcomes
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11. Convenience
Year to Date…Per visit: Mean Median Range
Miles Saved 310 344 72-524
Cost of miles saved $170 $189 $40-$288
Hours Saved Traveling 5.6 6.0 2-9
School days 86% of our patients would have missed school
*Children greater than 5 y/o to travel to Atlanta
Work Days Missed >80% of our parents would have missed a full
*One adult present day of work to travel to Atlanta
Overall cost of miles saved: $118,134 (0.55/mile)
476 less days of work missed - Impact on Workforce
476 less cars in Atlanta - Clean Air
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12. Appendix A: Meet the Team
Core Team
Mike McConnell, MD- Medical Director
Cyndie Roberson, Director
D.D. Fritch-Levens, Project Manager
Mary Joyce Bacon, Program Manager
Vincent Minor, Business Operations Coordinator
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Notas del editor
Currently we are using Cisco/Tandberg products here at Children’s to connect with presenting sites around the state. The presenting sites must have a cart with peripherals in order to present patients to us.
Dr. Daniel Torrez, pediatric pulmonologist, is able to see the inside of a child’s ear much better than he can see in person.
First tele-fetal echo, pictured is Dr. Cyrus Samai and Dr. Nanci Stauffer, pediatric cardiologists.
Our impact to our community and to the healthcare economy is quite moving…Miles…Cost…Hours…School days and work days misses…Overall costImpact on workforce and Atlanta’s traffic ( clean air) Miles calculated from presenting site to site where the physician was located ( SR, EG, Marcus or Center for Safe and Healthy Children) doubled, there and backHours saved; calculated the same as aboveSchool days or work days missed: assume that most people work and come to the TM visit with at least one adult
The small team that has accomplished so much over the past 2 years is…Just as with any other practice this team partners with other departments to run the practices and to meet the operational needs.
