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Military TelemedicineMilitary Telemedicine
& Medical Advanced Technology& Medical Advanced Technology
Military TelemedicineMilitary Telemedicine
& Medical Advanced Technology& Medical Advanced Technology
Spanish American War; 1899Spanish American War; 1899
Haiti; 1995Haiti; 1995
Medical Advanced TechnologyMedical Advanced Technology
Management OfficeManagement Office
Command BriefingCommand Briefing
Medical Advanced TechnologyMedical Advanced Technology
Management OfficeManagement Office
Command BriefingCommand Briefing
Reengineering Health Care DeliveryReengineering Health Care Delivery
MeditagMeditag
Croatia
Bosnia
Serbia
Macedonia
and Herzegovina
Montenegro
Vojvodina
SloveniaZagreb
Skopje
Sarajevo
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Medical Telepresence . . .. . . Projecting Specialty Care Support in Far-Forward, Difficult-to-Serve Areas.
Medical Telepresence . . .. . . Projecting Specialty Care Support in Far-Forward, Difficult-to-Serve Areas.
Information in “Technology Savvy” Organizations has evolved . . .
Information in “Technology Savvy” Organizations has evolved . . .
Ad HocraticAd HocraticAd HocraticAd Hocratic
The basis for our strategy . . .The basis for our strategy . . .
Military TelemedicineMilitary Telemedicine
HierarchicalHierarchicalHierarchicalHierarchical
TofflersTofflersParadigm Paradigm ShiftShift
TofflersTofflersParadigm Paradigm ShiftShift
Spokes:Spokes:
Hubs:Hubs:
a “grid-based” matrix . . .
People who needPeople who needHealth CareHealth CarePeople who needPeople who needHealth CareHealth Care
People who can provide Health CarePeople who can provide Health Care
S x H
Difficult to ServeDifficult to Serve
Expensive-to-serveExpensive-to-serve
UnderservedUnderserved
Difficult to ServeDifficult to Serve
Expensive-to-serveExpensive-to-serve
UnderservedUnderserved
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S2
S3
S4
S5
H'H2 H3 H4 H5 H6
Ad-hocratic organizations can be task-organized into . . .
"Bob, what do you think about this ankle ?
Should we evachim or not ?”
. . . facilitates time and distance independentmedical decisions
Multimedia Informatiuon
Realtime Tele-Imaging . . .
Telemedicine Test Bed Vision:
Telemedicine projects world-class health care to patients and providers, anywhere, anytime.
“I want to take the very best of Army Medicine to the front!”
General Max Thurman
DoD Telemedicine Overview DoD Telemedicine Test Bed MATMO Projects/Funding MC4 Medical Communications for Combat
Casualty Care Accomplishments and Future Vision
Telemedicine Test Bed Strategic Principles
Readiness Orientation Patient Focus Rapid Prototyping and Process Re-engineering Outcome-based Metrics Open and Integrated System Architecture Leveraged Development Sound Business Practices
Telemed-PMTelemed-PMUsers GroupUsers Group
AF Centers of ExcellenceAF Centers of Excellence
Navy Centers of ExcellenceNavy Centers of Excellence
Army Centers of ExcellenceArmy Centers of Excellence
AF & Navy, Academia, AF & Navy, Academia, IndustryIndustry
CG, MRMCCG, MRMCChief Op OffChief Op Off
Army TSGExec Agent
T-Med StakeholdersT-Med Stakeholders
LAM / Battle Labs /ARPALAM / Battle Labs /ARPA
AMEDD AMEDD C&SC&S
AF & Navy SG’s
Army Digitization OfficeArmy Digitization Office. . .Test-Bed Operations
Test-Bed Oversight . . .DOD (HA)DISA, DDRE
Tri Service T-Med Test-Bed Structure . . .
Medical Advanced Technology Management Office (MATMO)
Testbed Management and Administration at USAMRMC
Coordinates testing, integration, and prototype deployment of telemedicine technologies
DoD telemedicine project clearinghouse
Physicians
Medical Physicist
BiomedicalEngineer
Systems &Telecom
Health Care Admin/Log
Imaging Tech
Army
Air Force
Navy/Marine Corps
DoD Civilians
Academia
Contractors
Joint Telemedicine Project TeamWhen you play baseball you don’t pick 9 shortstops ...
The T-Med ProgramThe T-Med Program
Mobile Medical Mentoring(M3) VehiclesMobile Medical Mentoring(M3) Vehicles
6 Program Thrust Areas . . .6 Program Thrust Areas . . .
Far-Forward T-Med AppliquesFar-Forward T-Med Appliques11
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Expert Host Medical Center AppliquesExpert Host Medical Center Appliques44Digital Field Hospital AppliquesDigital Field Hospital Appliques
55 ARPA InsertionsARPA Insertions
66 Telecom SustainmentTelecom Sustainment
. . . consistent with Force XXI & Army’s Digitization Strategy . . . consistent with Force XXI & Army’s Digitization Strategy
. . . totally integrated -- . . . totally integrated -- foxhole to specialty care Medical Centerfoxhole to specialty care Medical Center
. . . open systems --. . . open systems --scaleable, interoperable, upgradeablescaleable, interoperable, upgradeable
6 Program Thrust Areas:6 Program Thrust Areas:6 Program Thrust Areas:6 Program Thrust Areas:
Far Forward TelemedicineFar Forward Telemedicine
in the Maneuver Battalion areain the Maneuver Battalion area
or in deployments like Macedonia, Croatia or in deployments like Macedonia, Croatia
& Somalia, or Haiti & Somalia, or Haiti
Far Forward TelemedicineFar Forward Telemedicine
in the Maneuver Battalion areain the Maneuver Battalion area
or in deployments like Macedonia, Croatia or in deployments like Macedonia, Croatia
& Somalia, or Haiti & Somalia, or Haiti
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The T-Med ProgramThe T-Med ProgramThe T-Med ProgramThe T-Med Program
NEWNEWSatellite & VTCSatellite & VTC
- 6 cubic feet- 6 cubic feet- 117 lbs.- 117 lbs.- $58K- $58K
ORIGINALORIGINALSatellite & VTCSatellite & VTC
- 30 cubic feet- 30 cubic feet- 332 lbs.- 332 lbs.- $148K- $148K
Sincgars able to supportSincgars able to support Medical ImageryMedical Imagery
Medical Situational Awareness-Medical Situational Awareness- Great ValueGreat Value
Digital Moulage--Digital Moulage-- Training EnhancerTraining Enhancer
Far-Forwrd Casualty Mgmt--Far-Forwrd Casualty Mgmt--greatly enhanced with Imagerygreatly enhanced with Imagery
Sincgars able to supportSincgars able to support Medical ImageryMedical Imagery
Medical Situational Awareness-Medical Situational Awareness- Great ValueGreat Value
Digital Moulage--Digital Moulage-- Training EnhancerTraining Enhancer
Far-Forwrd Casualty Mgmt--Far-Forwrd Casualty Mgmt--greatly enhanced with Imagerygreatly enhanced with Imagery
Major Findings . . .Major Findings . . .
Desert Hammer . . .Desert Hammer . . .
Time to treatment reduced 28%Time to treatment reduced 28%Time to treatment reduced 28%Time to treatment reduced 28%
6 Program Thrust Areas:6 Program Thrust Areas:6 Program Thrust Areas:6 Program Thrust Areas:
Build & Deploy M3 Vehicles:Build & Deploy M3 Vehicles:
Build & Deploy M3 Vehicles:Build & Deploy M3 Vehicles:
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““EMS-T-Med” for telemedicineEMS-T-Med” for telemedicine““EMS-T-Med” for telemedicineEMS-T-Med” for telemedicine
The T-Med ProgramThe T-Med ProgramThe T-Med ProgramThe T-Med Program
““Hardware Downscaling” Hardware Downscaling” from MITTfrom MITT Commercial MedicalCommercial Medical Software PackageSoftware Package
““Hardware Downscaling” Hardware Downscaling” from MITTfrom MITT Commercial MedicalCommercial Medical Software PackageSoftware Package
Developmental Overview . . .Developmental Overview . . .Developmental Overview . . .Developmental Overview . . .
2 Basic Scenarios:2 Basic Scenarios:
Dockable hostDockable host
Forward deployed Forward deployed EMS T-Med EMS T-Med
2 Basic Scenarios:2 Basic Scenarios:
Dockable hostDockable host
Forward deployed Forward deployed EMS T-Med EMS T-Med
T-Med M3 ConceptT-Med M3 ConceptVehicle atVehicle atFort Sam HoustonFort Sam Houston4 Oct 944 Oct 94
T-Med M3 ConceptT-Med M3 ConceptVehicle atVehicle atFort Sam HoustonFort Sam Houston4 Oct 944 Oct 94
Digital Field Hospital Prototype-Digital Field Hospital Prototype-
Filmless & “Wireless” CapabilityFilmless & “Wireless” Capability
Digital Field Hospital Prototype-Digital Field Hospital Prototype-
Filmless & “Wireless” CapabilityFilmless & “Wireless” Capability
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Field CT-Field CT- Trauma SupportTrauma SupportField CT-Field CT- Trauma SupportTrauma Support
Desert StormDesert StormSomaliaSomaliaHaitiHaiti
Desert StormDesert StormSomaliaSomaliaHaitiHaiti
Deployable Digital MTFDeployable Digital MTF
35 acres andno phones !!!35 acres andno phones !!!
MCW
ICW
ICW
ICW
ICU
ICU
ICU
ICU
EMT
MCW
ICW
ICW
CMS OR
SURGERY OR
OR
PH CT
XRAY
LAB TMED
TOC CDR
CONF
You are here . . .
. . . you need to talk to someone here !
DINS (Digital Imaging Network Systems)DINS (Digital Imaging Network Systems)DINS (Digital Imaging Network Systems)DINS (Digital Imaging Network Systems)
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Wireless TelecommunicationsWireless TelecommunicationsWireless TelecommunicationsWireless Telecommunications
4444 HIS (Hospital Information Systems)HIS (Hospital Information Systems)HIS (Hospital Information Systems)HIS (Hospital Information Systems)
Deployable Digital MTF...Deployable Digital MTF...Deployable Digital MTF...Deployable Digital MTF...
Four Subsystems...Four Subsystems...
... a template for any size deployable MTF which integrates Telemedicine and hospital information and communications technologies
... a template for any size deployable MTF which integrates Telemedicine and hospital information and communications technologies
Distributed VideoDistributed VideoDistributed VideoDistributed Video
6 Program Thrust Areas:6 Program Thrust Areas:6 Program Thrust Areas:6 Program Thrust Areas:
Digital “Catcher’s Mitts”Digital “Catcher’s Mitts”
Global Grid Demo Project- Global Grid Demo Project- MDIS & ATM Capable HostMDIS & ATM Capable Host
Digital “Catcher’s Mitts”Digital “Catcher’s Mitts”
Global Grid Demo Project- Global Grid Demo Project- MDIS & ATM Capable HostMDIS & ATM Capable Host
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The T-Med ProgramThe T-Med ProgramThe T-Med ProgramThe T-Med Program
6 Program Thrust Areas:6 Program Thrust Areas:6 Program Thrust Areas:6 Program Thrust Areas:
ARPA Technology InsertionsARPA Technology Insertions
e.g. LSTAT , 3D Ultrasound, e.g. LSTAT , 3D Ultrasound,
Lensless MicroscopyLensless Microscopy
ARPA Technology InsertionsARPA Technology Insertions
e.g. LSTAT , 3D Ultrasound, e.g. LSTAT , 3D Ultrasound,
Lensless MicroscopyLensless Microscopy
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The T-Med ProgramThe T-Med ProgramThe T-Med ProgramThe T-Med Program
UpgradeableUpgradeable
ScaleableScaleable
Inter-operableInter-operable
UpgradeableUpgradeable
ScaleableScaleable
Inter-operableInter-operable
SatelliteSatellite56 Kbs56 KbsSatelliteSatellite56 Kbs56 Kbs
Voice Grade: Voice Grade: Voice Grade: Voice Grade:
T1 - T1 - 1.5 Mbs1.5 MbsT1 - T1 - 1.5 Mbs1.5 Mbs
Full VideoFull VideoReal-timeReal-timeStill VideoStill VideoHospital-LevelHospital-Level
Full VideoFull VideoReal-timeReal-timeStill VideoStill VideoHospital-LevelHospital-Level
Voice &Voice &Single ImagerySingle ImageryAid man levelAid man level
Voice &Voice &Single ImagerySingle ImageryAid man levelAid man level
Real-time MultimediaReal-time MultimediaWarfighter XXIWarfighter XXI
Real-time MultimediaReal-time MultimediaWarfighter XXIWarfighter XXI
DS3 /ATM: 45 MbsDS3 /ATM: 45 MbsDS3 /ATM: 45 MbsDS3 /ATM: 45 Mbs
Video & Video & Batch ImageryBatch ImageryAid stn levelAid stn level
Video & Video & Batch ImageryBatch ImageryAid stn levelAid stn level
6 Program Thrust Areas:6 Program Thrust Areas:6 Program Thrust Areas:6 Program Thrust Areas:
The T-Med ProgramThe T-Med ProgramThe T-Med ProgramThe T-Med Program
6666 TelecomsTelecomsTelecomsTelecoms
Full Telemedicine SupportFull Telemedicine Support
Spoke to Hub Spoke to Hub
(Clinic to MEDCEN)(Clinic to MEDCEN)
Full Telemedicine SupportFull Telemedicine Support
Spoke to Hub Spoke to Hub
(Clinic to MEDCEN)(Clinic to MEDCEN)
Single ChannelSingle ChannelSingle ChannelSingle ChannelMultichannelMultichannelMultichannelMultichannel
Remote Spoke ClinicianRemote Spoke ClinicianRemote Spoke ClinicianRemote Spoke Clinician Hub ConsultantHub ConsultantHub ConsultantHub Consultant
PanamaPanama
CubaCuba HaitiHaiti
MacedoniaMacedonia& Croatia& Croatia KuwaitKuwait
SomaliaSomalia
KoreaKorea
GermanyGermany
Ivory Ivory CoastCoast
KwajaleinKwajalein
EgyptEgypt
Worldwide Telemedicine Rapid DeploymentsWorldwide Telemedicine Rapid Deployments in the past in the past
Croatia
Bosnia
Serbia
Macedonia
and Herzegovina
Montenegro
Vojvodina
SloveniaZagreb
Skopje
Sarajevo
Primetime III . . .Primetime III . . .Telemedicine Augmentationto Task Force EagleMedical Units in Support ofOperation Joint Endeavorin Hungary and Bosnia
. . .. . .
. . . the action spot today
Croatia
Bosnia
Serbia
Macedonia
and Herzegovina
Montenegro
Vojvodina
SloveniaZagreb
Skopje
Sarajevo
Croatia
Bosnia
Serbia
Macedonia
and Herzegovina
Montenegro
Vojvodina
SloveniaZagreb
Skopje
Sarajevo
Primetime III T-Med Support Task Force
Med Adv Tech Mgmt Office - Support Task Force Chairman
Landstuhl / European HSSA
30th Med Brigade
AF MEDSITE
MEDCOM, DCS IM, NOD
HCSSA
Army DMIS
AMEDD C&S & Test Board
PASBA
ARPA
TRANSCOM
DoD (HA) DMIM
Navy Med Inf Mgmt Ctr
USUHS
DISA-USA
DISA-Europe
5th Signal
22th Signal
V Corps
EUCOM
USAFE
ASDC3I
USAMMCE
Coordinations to date:
Aid Stations
Clinics
MASH
Combat Spt Hospital
StatesideHospitals
USSGeorge
Washington
Quick Overview of Operation . . .
Up to 170 beds, 400 sick call/clinic visits per day200 X-Ray Exams, Up to 25 CT studies per day
Landstuhl
Hungary
Bosnia
ATHCroatia
Croatia
Bosnia
Serbia
Macedonia
and Herzegovina
Montenegro
Vojvodina
SloveniaZagreb
Skopje
Sarajevo
Croatia
Bosnia
Serbia
Macedonia
and Herzegovina
Montenegro
Vojvodina
SloveniaZagreb
Skopje
Sarajevo
Five Major Task Force Eagle Customer Requirements
Patient Accountability
Minimize Evacuations
Specialty Medical Consultation
Rapid Trauma Response
Medical Situational Awareness
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Video T-Med Imagery
Filmless Teleradiology
Digital CT Scanner /Ultrasound
Tele-Surgical Mentoring
Lab & Radiology Results (CHCS)
CHCS/TAMMIS/PARRTS/DMRIS
Croatia
Bosnia
Serbia
Macedonia
and Herzegovina
Montenegro
Vojvodina
SloveniaZagreb
Skopje
Sarajevo
Croatia
Bosnia
Serbia
Macedonia
and Herzegovina
Montenegro
Vojvodina
SloveniaZagreb
Skopje
Sarajevo
Capabilities to Meet Requirements
FOB/BOB
15-16x
MASH
CSH
Landstuhl
IDNXCloud
WurzbergHeidelberg
Ft Sam Video Bridge
CONUS Med CensOverview:Primetime IIIT-Med Solution
Norfolk
USSGW
POP
FOB/BOB
4-5x
(Germany)
(Hungary)
(Bosnia)
An Army Aviator was unable to fly due to a cyst in his external ear...the flight surgeon needed a teleconsult...
...she established a link to an ENT specialist in Landstuhl and successfully removed the cyst...the Aviator was returned to duty... NO EVACUATION NEEDED!
67th CSH -- Tazar, Hungary
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67th CSH
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center
FOBBOB
MASH
CSH
LandstuhlCONUS Med Cens
CONUS Med CensPrimetime IIIPhase 4
Norfolk
USSGW
Transmittable and TransportableClinically Relevant Patient Record: “BOSMEDNET”, MARC--MEDITAG
EVALUATION STRATEGY
OBJECTIVES
Clinical ,Technical, and
Operational Effectiveness
COLLABORATIVE but INDEPENDENT
•Telemedicine Evalutation Working Group (TEWG)* - Clinical Effectiveness
•U.S. AMEDD Board *- Operational Evaluation/Data Collection
•Northrup Grumman - Technical Feasibility
*Vector Research Inc - Provides technical support
and economic analysis
Croatia
Bosnia
Serbia
Macedonia
and Herzegovina
Montenegro
Vojvodina
SloveniaZagreb
Skopje
Sarajevo
Croatia
Bosnia
Serbia
Macedonia
and Herzegovina
Montenegro
Vojvodina
SloveniaZagreb
Skopje
Sarajevo
Primetime III Task ForcePrimetime III Task Force
Testbed Challenges
Integration of Advanced Technology into Clinical Practices
“Make it Programmatic” (GEN Sullivan)Transition to Standards-based ArchitectureEvaluation and Outcomes AssessmentLegal Implications
Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care (Army MC4 Program)
Far-Forward Telemedicine Digital Field Medical Treatment Facility Expert Tertiary Care Host Telemedicine Sustainment Integration of Emerging Technologies
Army Force XXI - 5 TMED Thrusts
MC4 Challenges
Flexibility - Shared Bandwidth Interoperability - With other systems, with other
Services: Army Digitization Office (ADO), Theater Medical Information Program (TMIP)
Technology Cycle (18 - 24 months) Transition from R&D Prototyping to Full
Deployment
Concept Exploration
AdvancedDevelopment
Fielding &Sustainment
Hard Transition
Hard Transition
OP & OM FundingR & D Funding
Rqmt/Doctrine
Traditional R&D
Concept Exploration
Advanced Development
Fielding & Sustainment
SoftTransitions
OP & OM Funding
R & D Funding
Rqmt/Doctrine
Rapid Prototyping R&D
“We must change the way we change ”
Emerging Evolutionary Principles . . .
DARPAAdvanced R&D
6.1. - 6/3
MC4Concept, Acquisition
Development & Deployment
6.5 -6/6
Devel
opm
ent
Tech
nolo
gies
MATMOCOTS Technologies
Prototyping and Integration
6.3 - 6.4
Coordination with DARPA
AWE Battle Labs
TMIPNAVY
AIR FORCE
MDIS Filmless Medical ImagingMDIS Filmless Medical Imaging
Ethernet BackboneEthernet Backbone
MRUltrasoundNuc Med
Digital Angio
CT Comp Rad (phos plate)
5 each
Image DisplayImage DisplaySubsystem Subsystem
Image Storage Image Storage SubsystemSubsystem
Optical Juke BoxOptical Juke Box
Laser ImagerLaser Imager
Image Acquisition SubsystemImage Acquisition Subsystem
Image Data Base Image Data Base SubsystemSubsystem
VMS VMS Db HostDb Host
Tele Rad Tele Rad GatewayGateway
Time to Find Historical Imagery
Lost Image Rates
5 10 15 20 250
Percentage5 10 15 200
Film: 20 MinutesDigital: 2.5 Minutes
Film: 17.5 %Digital: 1.5 %
- Korea Overview -Akamai Project Element - Korea Overview -Akamai Project Element
Joint Army and Air Force Telemedicine System for Radiologic Consults and Telemedicine
Joint Army and Air Force Telemedicine System for Radiologic Consults and Telemedicine
Consistent Quality of Care - All Locations
Integration of Diagnostic Expertise in "Real Time" VTC links at Tripler,
121 General Hospital,Walker and Casey
Same Day Diagnostic Capability- Remote Sites
Tertiary Care Consultation Capability Patient Evacuation Decisions Seriously Ill Patients Visiting Dignitaries
Deployable Remote Imaging for- Disasters Contingencies
121 Gen. Hosp.
Walker
Kunsan
Osan
Casey
Tripler
Project MediTagProject MediTag
Customer Customer RequirementsRequirementsRuggedRugged
Large Storage CapacityLarge Storage CapacityRapid Transfer RatesRapid Transfer RatesSecureSecureSimpleSimple
Allow data capture and delivery of a wide Allow data capture and delivery of a wide array of data types: X-rays, MRIs, EKGs, array of data types: X-rays, MRIs, EKGs, Sound, or up to 40,000 pages of text.Sound, or up to 40,000 pages of text.
Meeting the Meeting the NeedsNeeds
20-21 megabytes of LossLess Compressed Data 20-21 megabytes of LossLess Compressed Data
Ruggedized: 100% Weather Proof, Withstands 500 G forcesRuggedized: 100% Weather Proof, Withstands 500 G forces
Compatible with all types of Computer hardware Compatible with all types of Computer hardware
Securely Stores Text, Voice, Video and any form of Digital Data Securely Stores Text, Voice, Video and any form of Digital Data
Memory cells DO NOT require batteriesMemory cells DO NOT require batteries
Extensible: System will Evolve with TechnologyExtensible: System will Evolve with Technology
Project ProMedProject ProMed
•Developing uses for Handheld Devices
•Wireless Distributing Computing Networks
•Intuitive Interface Design
•Making Access to Information more Efficient.
•Developing uses for Handheld Devices
•Wireless Distributing Computing Networks
•Intuitive Interface Design
•Making Access to Information more Efficient.
Digital Mammography Mobile Digital Mammography Mobile LaboratoryLaboratory
• Dynamic, Modularized DesignDynamic, Modularized Design
• Intelligence Imaging Technology TransferIntelligence Imaging Technology Transfer
• High Capacity CommunicationsHigh Capacity Communications
• DoD, HHS, NIH, CIADoD, HHS, NIH, CIA
Consortium on TelepsychiatryConsortium on Telepsychiatry...Promoting Mental Health into the 21st Century...Promoting Mental Health into the 21st Century
• Consortium between the United States Consortium between the United States Department of Defense Telemedicine Test Bed Department of Defense Telemedicine Test Bed and Academic, Governmental, and Industrial and Academic, Governmental, and Industrial Partners.Partners.
• Further the practice of mental health care Further the practice of mental health care through the intelligent and programmatic through the intelligent and programmatic application of advanced technology.application of advanced technology.
Med College of Georgia
Med College of Georgia
Tertiary Care Telemedicine Georgia Triad--Military & AcademiaTertiary Care Telemedicine Georgia Triad--Military & Academia
Ga TechGa TechEisenhowerEisenhower
Rural TelemedNodes in GeorgiaRural TelemedNodes in Georgia
McPherson&
OtherArmy Signal School
McPherson&
OtherArmy Signal School
“Home house call”
“Home house call”
AugustaAugusta AtlantaAtlanta
San Antonio “Medical ATM T-Med Grid”San Antonio “Medical ATM T-Med Grid”
4 Major Components4 Major Components
CHCS “Mothership”CHCS “Mothership”
Filmless MDIS System
Brooke T-Med Kiosk Host
USAA Towers
ATM Link to Wilford Hall
Filmless MDIS System
Brooke T-Med Kiosk Host
USAA Towers
ATM Link to Wilford Hall
Wilford Hall MDIS
new Brooke MDIS
The DoD Telemedicine Test Bed The DoD Telemedicine Test Bed World Wide Web PageWorld Wide Web Page
•Using the Internet for Using the Internet for Information ExchangeInformation Exchange
•WWW, eMail, Conferencing, WWW, eMail, Conferencing, File SharingFile Sharing
•A global communications A global communications infrastructureinfrastructure
•http://www.matmo.army.mil/http://www.matmo.army.mil/
What we have learned . . .6 lessonsWhat we have learned . . .6 lessons Primetime T-Med Network Payoffs. . .Primetime T-Med Network Payoffs. . .
Patient Exams - Projected Specialty SupportPatient Exams - Projected Specialty Support
Video Exam Notes- Patient RecordsVideo Exam Notes- Patient Records
Grand Rounds - QA, TeachingGrand Rounds - QA, Teaching
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3
continued . . .continued . . .
3 Can we keep it scaleable, interoperable, & upgradeable ?
2 Is it effective clinically ?
1 Will it work technically ?
4 Is Clinical Multi-media valuable?
5 Is T-Med the “Glue” ?
Overarching Structure . . .Overarching Structure . . .Telemedicine Validation InitiativeTelemedicine Validation Initiative
Military Medicine can take Military Medicine can take good advantagegood advantage
of emerging telecoms- Long haul & localof emerging telecoms- Long haul & local
T-Med is especially attractive for ‘split-base’ T-Med is especially attractive for ‘split-base’
medical operationsmedical operations
ConclusionsConclusions
High bandwidth is still expensive - High bandwidth is still expensive -
but costs are coming downbut costs are coming down
Projects capability of Projects capability of
medical experts far forwardmedical experts far forward
Attractive rapid prototype opportunities existAttractive rapid prototype opportunities exist
Telemedicine will help shape future of military medicineTelemedicine will help shape future of military medicine
Four echelons of integrated medical Four echelons of integrated medical
capability--Stresses upgradeablity & capability--Stresses upgradeablity &
open technical approachopen technical approach
Summary, continuedSummary, continued