NTC Tech Talk
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Date and Time
Thursday Jul 6, 2017
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM CDT
Thursday, July 6, 2017
11:30am - 1pm
Lunch Provided
Location
Tech Hills Commons
500 Interstate Blvd. S.
Nashville, TN 37210
Fees/Admission
$15 member
$25 non-member
Contact Information
Jacqui Logan
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NTC Tech Talk
Description
Cranky Clinicians and Bad IP Addresses: Lessons Learned From a Decade of Telemedicine
Over the past 14 years, Dan Watterson has implemented Telemedicine in over 50 health systems and hundreds of hospitals. He is taking this real life telemedicine experience and sharing many of the lessons learned, best practices and a few (hopefully) humorous stories. Troy Abruzzo joins Dan to share these lessons learned and best practices to effectively plan, implement and maintain a successful telemedicine practice.
Topics include:
Topics include:
- Where to start with telemedicine
- How to set goals and identify key metrics
- What to vet during vendor selection
- How to establish appropriate ownership and executive leadership of a telemedicine implementation
- When to start a telemedicine implementation and obtain appropriate buy in from stakeholders
- How to assign appropriate resources to the implementation
- What project management methodology to use throughout implementation
- Why licensure and credentialing management is important
- Which strategies provide the best physician/clinician engagement
- What best practices to use for training end users
- How to test technology and clinical workflow
- What to plan for clinical and technical support
- How to plan for go live
- How to optimize operations
featuring
Dan Watterson, Principal, Telemedicine Practice Lead,
North Highland Worldwide Consulting
Dan has 24 years of Healthcare and Healthcare IT Implementation experience with the last 14 years focused on Telemedicine. Dan has a background in critical care nursing and is a certified project manager (PMP). He brings clinical, technical and project management expertise to Telemedicine projects. He has held senior leadership positions at Fortune 500 and startup healthcare companies.
Troy Abruzzo, Master Practitioner,
North Highland Worldwide Consulting
Troy has a 17-year track record of consultancy and delivery that enables company, revenue, and profit growth. He pairs excellent analytical, organizational, and leadership skills with a collaborative style that motivates staff to achieve goals and objectives. Troy is committed to developing strong client and stakeholder relationships. He thrives in difficult multi-threaded environments, using a diverse perspective from experience with hospitals, physician practices, software vendors, behavioral healthcare providers, and health plans.
North Highland Worldwide Consulting
Dan has 24 years of Healthcare and Healthcare IT Implementation experience with the last 14 years focused on Telemedicine. Dan has a background in critical care nursing and is a certified project manager (PMP). He brings clinical, technical and project management expertise to Telemedicine projects. He has held senior leadership positions at Fortune 500 and startup healthcare companies.
Troy Abruzzo, Master Practitioner,
North Highland Worldwide Consulting
Troy has a 17-year track record of consultancy and delivery that enables company, revenue, and profit growth. He pairs excellent analytical, organizational, and leadership skills with a collaborative style that motivates staff to achieve goals and objectives. Troy is committed to developing strong client and stakeholder relationships. He thrives in difficult multi-threaded environments, using a diverse perspective from experience with hospitals, physician practices, software vendors, behavioral healthcare providers, and health plans.