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Telehealth Brings Care to Patients During Florence’s Fury
SCTA partner health systems offer online visits, at NO charge, during Hurricane Florence. With the uncertainty before the storm, during the storm and more importantly during the aftermath, patients in South Carolina got free medical care from their mobile devices just by logging on and clicking a few buttons. McLeod Health, in an area most impacted by Hurricane Florence, is continuing its free online visit promotion through Thursday, September 27th!
Here are the links to all SCTA partner online visits:   

Greenville Health System

McLeod Health
 
MUSC Health
 
Palmetto Health

Tune in to South Carolina ETV on Friday, September 21st at 7:30pm for This Week in South Carolina. The show will feature a special telehealth story concerning Hurricane Florence featuring Palmetto Health.
Collaboration is key to the success of the SCTA and its providers. New services and programs are being developed on a daily basis and one of the initial conversations is focused on the availability of staff. Dr. Kathryn Cristaldi is a consulting physician for new services, and is leading many of these discussions. She is also an attending pediatrician at MUSC Children’s Health and serves as the medical director for School-based Health.

Dr. Cristaldi works with providers across the state to consider location of telehealth services, workflows and protocols needed to identify providers who will deliver the services.
Lifecycle of a Telehealth Project - from Pilot to NIH

During this seminar, Dr. Teufel will discuss the trajectory of his project moving from pilot to NIH submission. He'll note some of the challenges he overcame and preview next steps with the project. Register for the webinar here. 
Palmetto Care Connections (PCC) offers free monthly webinars on the latest telehealth trends and topics in South Carolina. All of these web seminars are archived on the PCC website!

For more information visit Palmetto Care Connections online.
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MY TELEHEALTH:  STORY COMING SOON!
In Case You Missed It!!
My Telehealth Story Headlines
 

The Chapmans enjoy living on Wadmalaw Island where they hunt, fish, and do just about anything outdoors. Steve Chapman calls it a paradise. After retirement, he planned on taking it easy on their little island back in the woods. However, after a hunting accident, everything changed.
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'My Telehealth' Podcast!


Through the human stories of patients, families, clinicians and others, South Carolina Public Radio, will carefully dissect the complexities of Telehealth. Hear the podcast. 
Governor Henry McMaster signing Senate Bill 345. 
 
Governor Expresses Support for Telehealth at Bill Signing

Before a ceremonial bill signing at the state house, Gov. Henry McMaster said he hopes to see telehealth continue to grow across the state.

“I look forward to the day we have total telemedicine in the state, when all the people on their cell phone can have access to medical care,” said McMaster.

Senate Bill 345, which expands practice abilities and cuts regulations for advanced practice nurses (APRNs), went into effect July 1.

As the law’s supporters gathered in the governor’s office Wednesday, including health administrators, nurse practitioners, and state legislators, the governor said the law’s greatest impact will be in rural communities.

The law also allows for APRNs to see patients through telehealth, using the same rules and guidelines that apply to physicians.
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MY TELEHEALTH: STORY COMING SOON!!
COMING SOON! 
Telehealth Awareness Week
October 15 - 19
 

Telehealth Awareness Week (TAW) is an annual observance highlighting telehealth programs and services available right in our communities around the state.

Everyone deserved access to quality healthcare, regardless of where they live

Each year, the third full week of October provides an opportunity to educate the public on telehealth capabilities.The SCTA encourages those providers using telehealth, as well as those on the receiving end of telehealth, to open their doors to the public during that week!

  • Plan an open house event.
  • Invite elected and community leaders to attend.
  • Publicize your event.            Stay tuned for more information about events being planned across the state. If you’d like to host an event, contact Tierra Thomas for promotional materials.
Telehealth Awareness Week  

SCHEDULED EVENTS:

  • Regional Meeting: 10/16, 8 am – 4 pm at Greenville Technical College Center; Sponsored by AHEC of the Upstate, Greenville Health, Palmetto Care Connections and SC Health Information Management Systems Society (SCHIMSS) – open to public.
     
  • Payer Open House; 10/17, 11 am – 1 pm at the MUSC Center for Telehealth
    – invitation only.
     
  • Open House; 10/17, 2 – 4 pm at the MUSC Center for Telehealth – invitation only.
     
  • School-based Health Community Awareness Day; 10/18, 4:30 pm at TBD; Sponsored by Bamberg Family Practice, Bamberg School District One and Palmetto Care Connections
    – open to public.
     
  • School-Based Health Press Conference; Date/Time TBD at the Sumter County School District; Sponsored by MUSC Health, Palmetto Health and the Sumter County School District 
    – open to public.
     
  • Publicize your event, a PR Toolkit is available online here.
 

Stop in and say, "Hello!"
Quarterly Center of Excellence Update 
 
As a National Telehealth Center of Excellence (COE), MUSC is continuing their research under this federally designated program. The program’s scope is expanding in the second year and will include: Telehealth as a mode for implementation of evident-based best practices, Evaluation of behavioral health focused telehealth programs and Creating and evaluating a primary care telehealth menu. 

The COE also has a consultative sub-contract that includes continuing to develop a relationship with the University of Mississippi Center for Telehealth, hosting HRSA for a virtual visit complete with live demos, an ITIL (information technology infrastructure library) white paper, and a white paper on building an open-access telehealth network. 
 
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The South Carolina Telehealth Alliance is a statewide collaboration of many organizations joining forces to expand telehealth services across the state. The Alliance provides guidance, assists with strategic development, and advises on technology and standards to develop an open-access network that gives all South Carolina residents access to quality health care, while effectively managing the cost of providing care.


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