<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Greetings,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Once again, it's been awhile since the last digest.  We are still working hard to complete the three projects we contracted for with the Oregon Health Authority.  The Law and Policy Review is completed and is being loaded onto the new version of the web site.  The provider facing side of the telehealth portal is complete and providers will begin loading their telehealth data next week.  The Telehealth Gaps and Opportunities Report is undergoing final edits and should be ready by the end of the month.  All of these projects should provide valuable information to you and your work in telehealth.<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">TAO has been to two conferences in the past month. The first was the Oregon Connections Conference in Hood River  I was on the opening panel, a retrospective look at the past 20 years if telecommunications activity in Oregon and a look forward to the future.  We did a lot of great networking, and did a lot of marketing for our own Summit.  The highlight of the conference was that the SB 144 work group that TAO facilitated received the Oregon Connections 2015 Award for Policy and Legislation.  Kudos again to all involved.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><img src="cid:ii_igmn3nfx0_150d92baeacbeb86" width="172" height="205" style="margin-right:0px"></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Last week TAO had an exhibit at the Rural Health Conference at Salishan.  TAO member Andy Eck of Mosaic Medical spoke about his telehealth project, and we got acknowledged for our work on SB 144 from Representative Knute Buehler.  There was a lot of interest in telehealth, and we're looking forward to having some new faces at the Summit.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><img src="cid:ii_igmnk4kv1_150d9376a0f1ace7" width="202" height="227" style="margin-right:0px"><br>​<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Bob Duehmig and I had the opportunity to present a webinar to the OAHHS members on New Opportunities for Reimbursement and Service Offerings as a result of SB 144.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">It's been a busy month!  TAO is now turning our attention to our membership drive and to preparing for our 2016 Annual Meeting and Summit March 3 and 4 in Portland.  Be sure to watch for more information on our newly redesigned website.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><font color="#38761d"><b>Upcoming Events:</b></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><font color="#000000">1. Webinar - <a href="http://response.polycom.com/grantswebcast?elq=b439ef7d049b474fabb95bd283a68ee6&elqCampaignId=4673&elqaid=22826&elqat=1&elqTrackId=332e89b450ce444197bc92d8a5a5d5e8" target="_blank">Expert insights into securing grant funding for healthcare technology</a> </font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">November 12, 2015, 10 am PST </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">presented by Polycom </span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><font color="#38761d"><b><br></b></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><font color="#000000">2. Webinar -<a href="http://www.himssmediawebinars.com/registration/webinar/building-post-acute-care-management-network?email=CSBRITAIN@GMAIL.COM&affiliatedata=email1&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRovuKjOZKXonjHpfsX56OguWaKzlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4ATMNmNK%2BTFAwTG5toziV8R7nHLs161sIQWRjg" target="_blank"> Building the Post-Acute Care Management Network</a>, November 13, 2015, 10 am PST presented by HIMSS Industry Solutions</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><font color="#38761d"><b><br></b></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><font color="#000000">3. Webinar -  <a href="http://www.telehealthresourcecenter.org/webinar/national-telehealth-webinar-series-4" target="_blank">Telehealth: A valuable addition to symptom severity reduction in palliative care, November 19, 2015</a>, 11 am PST by the Telehealth Resource Centers</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><font color="#000000"><br></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><font color="#000000">4. <a href="http://boston.healthprivacyforum.com/?utm_source=epush&utm_medium=email&utm_term=email_link&utm_content=topexperts&utm_campaign=keynote&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRovua%2FBZKXonjHpfsX56OguWaKzlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4ATMJgNq%2BTFAwTG5toziV8R7nHLs161sIQWRjg" target="_blank">The Privacy & Security Forum,</a>December 1-3, 2015, Boston, MA presented by HIMSS</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,51);font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma">5.  </span><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma"><font color="#38761d"><b>TAO ANNUAL MEETING and SUMMIT: Telemedicine Everywhere! March 3-4, 2016, Portland, OR</b></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma"><font color="#38761d"><b><br></b></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma"><font color="#000000">6. <a href="http://www.himssconference.org/?utm_campaign=views&utm_medium=email&utm_source=epush&utm_term=header&utm_content=general&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRovuajLZKXonjHpfsX56OguWaKzlMI%252F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4ATMJgMa%252BTFAwTG5toziV8R7nHLs161sIQWRjg" target="_blank">HiMMS 14 Conference & Exhibition</a>, February 29 - March 4, 2014, Las Vegas, NV</font></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><span style="font-size:12px;font-family:Verdana,Arial,Tahoma"><font color="#38761d"><b><br></b></font></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Arial, Tahoma"><span style="font-size:12px">7. <a href="https://www.nrtrc.org/annual-conference" target="_blank">NRTRC Annual Conference: Spanning the Care Continuum</a>, March 21-23, 2016, Seattle, WA</span></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><font color="#000000" face="Verdana, Arial, Tahoma"><span style="font-size:12px"><br></span></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Tahoma" color="#38761d"><span style="font-size:12px"><b>Interesting Articles:</b></span></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Tahoma" color="#000000"><span style="font-size:12px">1. <a href="http://mhealthintelligence.com/resources/white-papers/apps-and-wearables-in-healthcare-what-works?utm_campaign=mHealth+Dedicated&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=23596190&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9jjcHFNbbtIm31SC02TPiNdJd0WjbAn6lF38-r4jopUW_g-n9glYGtoegxwETlIoZYoH2UNvH5FlFbDxE9zdGJrkOaWg&_hsmi=23596190" target="_blank">Apps and wearables in healthcare - what works?</a></span></font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px"><font face="Verdana, Arial, Tahoma" color="#000000"><br></font></div></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">2. <a href="http://medcitynews.com/2015/10/idahos-saint-alphonsus-telemedicine-ehr/?rf=1" target="_blank">Idaho's Saint Alphonsus ties telemedicine to EHR</a> TAO member Tiffany Whitmore was interviewed for this article.  Nice work!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">3. Did you know that HiMMS has a virtual <a href="http://www.himss.org/health-it-education/learning-center" target="_blank">Learning Center</a> that has virtual on-demand events?  Check it out! There is some good information for those in telemedicine.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">4. <a href="http://mobihealthnews.com/48338/horizon-blue-cross-blue-shield-taps-abilto-to-offer-members-tele-therapy-after-cardiac-events/" target="_blank">Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield tap AbilTo to offer members tele-therapy after cardiac events</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">5. <a href="http://federaltelemedicine.com/?p=3915#more-3915">Gaps in using digital technology</a> The results of a new consumer healthcare survey. Interesting!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">6. <a href="http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/chronic-care-management-cms-built-it-did-providers-come?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRovvqjBZKXonjHpfsX56OguWaKzlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4ATMBjM6%2BTFAwTG5toziV8R7nHLs161sIQWRjg">Chronic care management: CMS built it, did providers come?</a> Providers seem to be struggling to add this service</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">7. <a href="http://pages.healthcareitnews.com/A-Surprising-Rx-For-The-Ailing-Patient-Experience.html?topic=coordinatedcare%26mobile%26populationhealth&utm_source=hitn&utm_medium=epush&utm_term=%20surprising_rx&utm_content=phunware&utm_campaign=whitepaper&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRovvq%2FKZKXonjHpfsX56OguWaKzlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4ATMFhPK%2BTFAwTG5toziV8R7nHLs161sIQWRjg">A surprising Rx for the ailing patient experience</a> A mobile app that can help reduce patient frustrations</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">8. A grant opportunity: The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) announces the release of the Rural Health Network Development Planning Program (network planning) <a href="http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=279931">funding opportunity</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">9. <a href="http://www.americantelemed.org/news-landing/2015/11/04/ata-supports-new-medicare-telehealth-coverage#.VkJVIrerTIV">ATA supports new Medicare telehealth coverage</a> The article provides a link to the final rule and ATA's analysis</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">10. <a href="http://www.americantelemed.org/news-landing/2015/11/04/new-medicaid-rules-highlight-telehealth-as-component-to-improve-access-issues#.VkJV47erTIV">New Medicaid rules highlight telehelath as component to improve access issues</a> Provides a link to the final rule and brief explanation</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">11. <a href="http://www.americantelemed.org/news-landing/2015/10/29/ata-comments-on-nursing-and-psychology-licensure-compacts#.VkJX1LerTIV">ATA comment on nursing and psychology licensure compacts</a> ATA support these compacts.  See their letters of support.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">12. <a href="http://federaltelemedicine.com/?p=3895#more-3895">Post stroke patients using technology</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Hope you have a great week!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small">Cathy<br>​<br></div><div><br></div>-- <br><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Catherine S. Britain, Executive Director</div>
<div>Telehealth Alliance of Oregon</div><div><a href="mailto:csbritain@gmail.com" target="_blank">csbritain@gmail.com</a><br><a href="tel:541-910-7366" value="+15419107366" target="_blank">541-910-7366</a></div>
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