A consortium of 250 healthcare entities sharing common goals of providing care at a distance and health information exchange by utilizing our broadband and technology infrastructure. The foundation is our own private, secure, and robust fiber optic network.
What is HealthNet connect
100
Services for individuals at risk of or suffering from, mental, behavioral, or addictive disorders.
What is Mental-Behavioral
100
Listening device placed over the ears to listen to audio signals such as heartbeat or air movement
What is Headphones/ Digital stethoscope
100
___ states and the District of Columbia require that private insurers cover telehealth the same as they cover in-person services.
What is 29
100
Without telemedicine, ____% of patients would travel more than 70 miles for medical care
What is 94%
200
Where can the HNc connection be utilized?
What is hospitals, clinics, long-term care facilities, schools, correctional institutions, and more!
200
The branch of medicine or biology that deals with the anatomy, functions, and organic disorders of nerves and the nervous system.
What is Neurology
200
A contact microscope used to examine skin lesions.
What is Dermascope
200
The number of patients using telehealth services will grow to _____ in 2018, up from 350,000 in 2013.
What is 7 million
200
The average waiting time to see a telehealth provider is ____.
What is 6 minutes
300
What technology is compatible with our telehealth services?
What is laptops, PCs, iPADs, tablets, mobile devices, and room systems.
300
The branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of skin disorders.
What is Dermatology
300
Software that enables high definition, low-latency video communication over a secure, private network.
What is Vidyo
300
When telemedicine was offered in child-care facilities and in elementary schools, E.R. visits for these kids dropped by ____%
What is 22%
300
Virtual visits save an average of ______ hours for each patient, increasing workforce productivity for many employers.
What is 2.5 hours
400
Telehealth is a proven solution for telehealth services including:
What is tele-stroke, tele-mental health, hospitalist, specialty provide consults, palliative care, wound care, and more!
400
Branch of healthcare professionals licensed to assess, diagnose, and treat nutritional problems.
What is Dietitian Services
400
Optical instrument for transferring constant images from one location to another and offers mobility through Pan, Tilt, and Zoom
What is PTZ (Pan/Tilt/Zoon) camera
400
A facility can experience a ____ minute average response time and a 21.8 minute diagnosis and treatment time with teleneurology
What is 3.5
400
Telehealth reduces healthcare costs from an average of $1354 for an ER visit, to an average of ___ for a telehealth visit.
What is $50
500
If a hospital or clinic has already joined another consortium and received a broadband connection through the RHCPP or HCF grant program, can they still join the HNc and benefit fro the HCF program discount?
What is YES! As long as the eligible hospital/ clinic is not terminating its current contract with its existing consortium, and if the connection is a separate broadband connection.
500
The study of rheumatism, arthritis, and other disorders of the joints, muscles, and ligaments.
What is Rheumatology
500
A medical device which is used to look into the ears.
What is Otoscope
500
____% of children usually return to class if their school uses Telemedicine in conjunction with the traditional school nurse.
What is 75%
500
Telehealth improves access to medical care. The average wait time for an appointment with a PCP in 2014 was ____.