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Telehealth’s Growth and Expansion in Florida

Demands a Well-Trained Workforce

The vital role of telemedicine in our the state sparked by munications and networking course cov-
healthcare ecosystem continues to evolve approx imately 650 federally ers the basis of computer networks, data
and expand. The Florida Boards of designated Health Pro - communication, fundamental of data and
Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine fessions Shortage Areas signals, multiplexing and compression,
(64B8-9.0141 and FAC 64B15-14.0081) (HPSA) in primary care, networking including body area networks
define telemedicine as “the practice of dental care, and mental (BANs), wireless, security, Wi Fi, and voice
medicine by a licensed Florida physician health. data delivery.
or physician assistant where patient care, Reimbursement for tele- Duxlink Health, located in Sunrise,
treatment or service are provided using health services continues its Florida is a leading telemedicine technolo-
medical information exchange from one struggle. Approximately 35 gy/service company and community part-
site to another via electronic communica- states including the District ner of the NSU-KPCOM Biomedical
tion”. Significant drivers of telemedicine of Columbia have health Informatics Program hosting student
include our aging population, the increase insurance coverage parity practicums. Duxlink provides a patented
of chronic diseases and healthcare costs. BY DR. STEPHEN E. BRONSBURG AND for telehealth. Commercial Tele-Hospital™ and Intereality Care™ Eco
By 2020 the telemedicine market will DR. MICHAEL Y. SHEN payers have higher levels of System with multiple platforms of wireless
expand by 14%, growing from $14.6 bil- telemedicine adoption and devices, high-risk patient care, post-acute
lion with 350,000 users in 2013, to $36.2 tiates a medical practice, reduces both wait coverage than federal pay- management integration and AI/Analytics,
billion with 7 million users. Over half of times and no shows while improving ers. The Chronic Care Act was significant enable hospitals and physician groups On-
all hospitals in America are now using patient outcomes and efficiencies. in opening access to telemedicine for mil- Site Reality Care and On-Line Virtual Care
some form of telemedicine services and it Ongoing struggles to telemedicine include lions of patients, yet Medicare still lags Remotely. At Duxlink Health students take
comprises of one fourth of the health IT implementation and operational expenses, behind in adoption and payment parity on responsibility utilizing their newly
market according to Becker Hospital and interoperability between providers. with commercial payers. learned skills and applying them appropri-
Review. Geisinger Health Plan stated that According to the Reach Health Survey The field of telemedicine is demanding ately under preceptor guidance on a real
patients who enrolled in their telemedi- 2017, mental health and primary care are as it requires a comprehensive and applica- telemedicine project ultimately improving
cine program had 44% lower readmission the top users of telemedicine, and 83% of ble knowledge of both healthcare and patient safety and quality of care.
rates at 30 plus days and 38% at the 90 day all health care executives responding to technology. Focused education in health
mark. Geisinger’s telemedicine program the survey stated that telemedicine is a top informatics provides students a founda- Dr. Stephen E. Bronsburg is an Assistant
demonstrated a cost savings of approxi- strategic priority and they plan on invest- tional background to enter and perform in Professor, Academic Advisor, and Practicum
mately 11% with a positive return on ing in it. the field of telemedicine. The graduate Course Director in the Biomedical Informatics
investment showing that for every dollar Findings from the Florida Report of master of science (M.S.) degree program in Program at NSU-KPCOM. He can be reached
spent implementing the program they saw Telehealth Utilization and Accessibility the Biomedical Informatics Program at at (954) 262-1566 or bronsbur@nova.edu.
a cost savings of $3.30. (2016) state patient and practitioner Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Dr. Michael Y. Shen serves as the
Telemedicine offers benefits such as demand for telemedicine services are high Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine Chief Medical Officer at
enhancing patient access and conveyance, and comfort levels with health informa- (NSU-KPCOM) is a skills-based and appli- Duxlink Health, Sunrise, Florida.
attracting and retaining patients, differen- tion technology have risen significantly in cation focused curriculum. The telecom-

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