Lighting the Way Knowledge Assessment in Prince Edward Island (1999) / Chapter Skim
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6 Telemedicine Services on PEI
6 Telemedicine Services on PEI
Pages 102-111
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Participants included representatives of the Department of Health and Social Services, Holland College, the Department of Veterans Affairs, Island Tel, the University of Prince Edward Island, regional hospitals, and the private sector.
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There were remote counties with no physicians, and there was a clear demand for equal access to health care. In 1992, the problem was put in the hands of the medical school at the University of Kansas, and a retired general familiar with military telemedicine applications was put in charge.
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The rural sites pay for their own equipment and phone charges. The university charges health care providers for courses taken for credit, and provides the patient education courses free.
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Statement of Purpose The enterprise would enhance the quality of health care for residents and visitors in rural areas of PEI by providing access to medical education and specialty consultation services at established points of presence throughout the prov~nce. What is the service?
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The customers are health care providers and patients in rural areas of PEI. What is the competition?
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The system must be adapted to count telemedicine consultations under the fee structure, but since there are telemedicine services operating in other provinces, there are probably existing solutions that could be put in place in PEI. A new hospital will shortly be put in service in Summerside, and the telemedicine services could be made a part of it, introducing a new culture and new expectations without having to retrofit old habits.
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Another required service will be access to health information and patient records. The provincial government is currently developing an integrated health information system, the Island Health Information System (IHIS)
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The doctors should be helped to see what's in it for them, and it would help if the Medical Association were positively involved. The continuing education aspect might appeal to the association that supports the licensing regulations.
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In the U.S. private health care system, this approach has also proven successful in building public support for telemedicine.
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There may also be a buy-in from Island Tel that would encourage others to join and would leverage matching funds from other partners. The Atlantic Center for the Study of Human Health might be interested in participating in the health care providers' training element.
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