<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><u><span class="">TAO</span> News:</u></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">  <img src="cid:ii_i82008d90_14c80cee10d40c12" width="161" height="200" style="margin-right: 0px;"><img src="cid:ii_i82028bm1_14c80d04dc5b3834" width="126" height="195" style="margin-right: 0px;"><img src="cid:ii_i8203veq2_14c80d1777ddabac" width="116" height="193" style="margin-right: 0px;"><br>​<br><font color="#38761d">​1.  TAO Members Present at NRTRC conference in Seattle:</font><font color="#0c343d"> </font> Three TAO members - Andy Eck, Mosaic Medical, David Trepp, Info@Risk and Chris Kelly-Campanale, OHSU - gave excellent presentations at the Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center in Seattle this past week.  Nice job, everyone!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><font color="#38761d">2.</font>  <font color="#38761d">SB 144:</font>  The bill has still not been scheduled for hearing in the House Health Care Committee.  Several of our members' government relations representatives met with Rep. Mitch Greenlick, Chair to encourage him to hear the bill as soon as possible so the momentum from the Senate can be carried forward. It likely will be heard soon after the 21st of April which is the last date that House bills can be heard in House Committees.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><font color="#38761d">3.</font>  <font color="#38761d">TAO Has a New Member:  </font><font color="#000000">This past week the Southern Oregon Rural Telepresence Alliance (SORTA) became the newest member of TAO.  SORTA was founded in 2012, and its offices are located in Reedsport, Oregon. It is an alliance of FQHC's located on the south coast.  </font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><u>Events:</u></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Script;font-size:12.8000001907349px">1.</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Script;font-size:12.8000001907349px"> </span><a href="http://www.amdtelemedicine.com/telemedicine-resources/TelemedicineRuralCriticalAccessHospitals.htm?utm_source=Telemedicine+for+Rural+and+CAH_032015&utm_camp" target="_blank" style="font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Script;font-size:12.8000001907349px"> Webinar: Telemedicine for Rural and Critical Access Hospitals</a><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Script;font-size:12.8000001907349px">, April 8th. Free</span><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><font color="#000000" face="Arial, Tahoma, Script"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Script;background-color:initial">2.  <a href="http://go.everbridge.com/HipaaChat-Demo-Webinar-Web-Page.html?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRohv6vAZKXonjHpfsX96u8tXq6%2FlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4ETMpqI%2BSLDwEYGJlv6SgFSrDBMbFz0bgLWRU%3D" target="_blank">Webinar: HipaaChat, Mobile Telemedicine for Modern Healthcare</a>. April 1st or April 15th. Free</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Script;background-color:initial"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Script;background-color:initial">3.</span>  <a href="http://www.himssconference.org/" target="_blank">HIMSS15 Annual Conference & Exhibition</a><span style="font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Script;color:rgb(31,121,77);background-color:initial">: </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Script;background-color:initial">Apr 12 - 16, 2015 Chicago, IL</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Script;background-color:initial"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">4. <a href="http://www.americantelemed.org/ata-2015/conference-overview#" target="_blank"> <font color="#1f794d" face="Arial, Tahoma, Script"><span style="background-repeat:initial">ATA 2015 Annual Telemedicine Meeting and Trade Show</span></font></a><span style="font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Script;color:rgb(31,121,77);background-color:initial">: </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Script;background-color:initial">May 02 - 05, 2015 Los Angeles, CA</span></div></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Script;background-color:initial"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Script;background-color:initial">5. <a href="https://distancecounselingtraining.edubrite.com/oltpublish/site/program.do?dispatch=showCourseSession&id=e550d032-c4d6-11e4-b33b-002590f9ff98"> Distance Counseling Training</a>:  June 8-9, Portland Oregon</span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Script;background-color:initial"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,Tahoma,Script;background-color:initial"><u>Articles:</u></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><span style="font-size:large">​</span><span style="font-size:small">1.</span><font size="4">​  </font><span style="font-size:small;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:helvetica,arial,sans-serif;line-height:34px"><a href="http://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2015/03/20/telemedicine-bloomfield-st-joes/25118241/">Telemedicine to link Bloomfield EMS with St. Joe's</a>:  </span></div></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">The hospital is partnering with the Bloomfield Township Fire Department to train the 57 firefighters, who are also certified paramedics, on how to use tablet devices to connect with emergency room doctors in real-time on their runs.</span><br></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></span></div><div><div class="gmail_default">​2.​ <a href="http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/health-care-inc/2015/03/yamhill-countys-lone-dermatologist-just-got-some.html?ana=e_ptl_hc&u=pfHqVWR5Nv9rRb5hwwiNiQ01aeb624&t=1427751885​​">Yamhill County's lone dermatologist just got some major reinforcements</a>;</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">​</div><div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline">This article is about TAO member </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">​</div><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">Jim Rickard</span><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">​'​</div><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">s teledermatology project in Yamhill</span><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:large;display:inline">​ </div><div class="gmail_default" style="display:inline">Co</div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div class="gmail_default"><span style="font-size:large">​</span>3. <a href="http://federaltelemedicine.com/?p=3187#more-3187"> FDA clears IRIS for telemedicine<font size="4">​</font></a></div><div class="gmail_default">A retinal screening solution is the first and only FDA Cleared Class II device for use as a telemedicine platform to screen patients for diabetic retinopathy, macular edema, glaucoma, and other suspected conditions.</div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">4.  <a href="http://www.hhnmag.com/display/HHN-news-article.dhtml?dcrPath=/templatedata/HF_Common/NewsArticle/data/HHN/Magazine/2015/Mar/cov-telehealth-patients-connect">Telehealth promises to reshape healthcare</a></div><div class="gmail_default"><br></div><div class="gmail_default">5.  <a href="http://www.courant.com/community/hc-ugc-article-telehealth-program-links-school-based-behavio-2015-03-09-story.html">Telehealth program links school-based behavioral health providers with specialists</a></div><br></div><div>- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Catherine S. Britain, Program Director</div>
<div>Telehealth Alliance of Oregon<br><a href="mailto:csbritain@gmail.com" target="_blank">csbritain@gmail.com</a><br>541-910-7366</div>
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