Faculty Interviews

Jeffrey P. Kesler, PsyD Chief Operations Officer Georgia Partnership for TeleHealth	Jay Sanders, MD, FACP, FACAAI President and Chief Executive Officer, The Global Telemedicine Group	Eric Brown President and CEO California Telehealth Network
With virtually little or no specialty care in many rural areas across the country, Dr. Jeffrey Kesler of the Georgia Partnership for TeleHealth explains why telemedicine is already delivering beyond its promise.	Dr. Jay Sanders, the 'Father of Telemedicine' talks about identifying the need for virtual care models over 40 years ago.	California Telehealth Network, a healthcare network that hopes to give more medical access to rural and underserved areas. It's must have information for both patients and providers.

The World Congress Telehealth Executive Summit

The Telehealth Executive Summit will feature insightful discussions on virtual care models across a variety of specialties including diabetes management, tele-ICUs, ocular, pediatrics, and telemental health. By attending, clinicians, administrators and case managers will benefit from relevant case studies examining patient outcomes in active telemedicine initiatives, as well as expert-led panel discussions on credentialing, grants and funding, technology and vendor selection, and virtual care communication and management models.

Topics to be addressed include:

• Align incentives and reimbursement models to support telehealth programs
• Examine the impact of the Affordable Care Act and SCOTUS decision on the future of telemedicine
• Overcome legal and regulatory barriers such as state licensing and credentialing
• Expand specialty telehealth initiatives to create an enterprise wide strategy
• Determine ROI and improve outcomes from evidence based case studies
• Reduce re-admissions and keep patients in their homes using remote monitoring technologies
• Compare advantages and disadvantages of different vendors and communication channels
• Implement necessary infrastructure and sustain virtual health programs
• Integrate disparate data sources to achieve interoperability
• Engage physicians and adapt clinical workflow efficiently

2013 Confirmed Speakers Include:

Dale C. Alverson, MD Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics and Regents' Professor, Professor, Health Sciences Center Library and Informatics Center; Medical Director, Center for Telehealth and Cybermedicine Research, University of New Mexico	W. Holt Anderson Executive Director North Carolina Healthcare Information and Communications Alliance (NCHICA)	Rajni Aneja, MD, MBA, CPE Executive Vice-President/Chief Clinical Advisor, Quantum Health; Former Executive Vice President, Joslin Diabetes Center
Nina M. Antoniotti, RN, MBA, PhD Telehealth Director Marshfield Clinic	Eric Brown President and CEO California Telehealth Network	Kathy J. Chorba Executive Director California Telehealth Resource Center
Wendy Deibert, RN, BSN Executive Director Telemedicine Services Mercy Center for Innovation Care	Lennox Hoyte, MD, MSEECS Professor, USF College of Medicine; Chief Medical Information Officer, USF Physician's Group	Jeffrey P. Kesler, PsyD Chief Operations Officer Georgia Partnership for TeleHealth
James Marcin, MD, MPH Professor, Pediatric Critical Care UC Davis Children’s Hospital	Ricardo A. Muñoz, MD, FCCM, FAAP, FACC Chief, Cardiac Intensive Care Division, Medical Director, Global Business & Telemedicine Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC	Lisa Robin Chief Advocacy Officer Federation of State Medical Boards
Jay Srini, MS, MBA, FHIMSS Chief Strategist SCS Ventures	Nancy Vorhees Chief Operating Officer Inland Northwest Health Services	Debbie Voyles, MBA Director of Telemedicine, F. Marie Hall Institute for Rural and Community Health Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Ronald S. Weinstein, MD Founding Director Arizona Telemedicine Program