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. 2016 Apr 26;16:148. doi: 10.1186/s12913-016-1401-y

Table 2.

Teleconsultation projects site overview

HSC Project Data Collection Period Teleconsultation Activities Main HSC Participants Remote Facility Remote Care Provider Information Technology Configuration Utilization (approx.)
Y Y1 Both Multiple Medical Specialties Multiple Specialists Hospital Primary Care Physicians Specially Designed Period 1: 8 times per montha Period 2: 1 time per month
Y2 2 Multiple Medical Specialties Multiple Specialists Clinic Physician Assistant (PA) Telemedicine Workstation Period 1: <1 time per monthb
Y3 2 Burn Unit Subspecialist Hospital Nurse (using off-the-shelf components) with 1 h every other week
Y4 2 Oncology Subspecialist Hospital Primary Care Physicians
Y5 2 Primary Care Primary Care Physician at Remote Clinicd Other Remote Clinic Emergerncy Medical Technician (EMT) Videoconferencing + Multiple times per week
Y6 2 Pediatric Care Multiple Specialists Clinic Nurse Attachments 2 h per week + as needed
Z Z1 2 Hepatitis C (HCV) Specialists, Subspecialists, Therapists, Nurse, Practitioners, Nurse, Counselors Hospital Primary Care Physician Multipoint Teleconferencing 2 h per week + 2 h behavioral per week (total)
Z2 2 Hepatitis C (HCV) Specialists, Subspecialists, Therapists, Nurse, Practitioners, Nurse, Counselors Hospital Resident and Nurse Multipoint Videoconferencing 2 h per week + 2 h behavioral per week (total)
Z3 2 Hepatitis C (HCV) Specialists, Subspecialists, Therapists, Nurse, Practitioners, Nurse, Counselors Hospital Internist Multipoint Teleconferencing 2 h per week + 2 h behavioral per week (total)
Z4 2 Hepatitis C (HCV) Specialists, Subspecialists, Therapists, Nurse, Practitioners, Nurse, Counselors Clinic Physician Assistant Multipoint Videoconferencing 2 h per week + 2 h behavioral per week (total)
Z5 2 Early Childhood Developmental Disabilities (ECDD) Specialist, Therapists, Counselors Clinic Developmental Specialist Videoconferencing 3 h monthly (consults only)
Z6 2 Early Childhood Developmental Disabilities (ECDD) Specialist, Therapists, Counselors Clinic Developmental Specialist Videoconferencing 3 h monthly (consults only)
Z7 2 Early Childhood Developmental Disabilities (ECDD) Specialist, Therapists, Counselors Clinic Developmental Specialist Videoconferencing 3 h monthly (consults only)
Z8 2 Drug Abuse and Behavioral Counseling (DABC) Psychiatrist In-patient Clinic Psychologists, Mental Health Counselor Videoconferencing 2 h per week (total)c

aY1 rural hospital expanded and now has many specialists

bY2 was discontinued when PA moved and supervising physician died

cAt time of data collection, Project DABC was rolling out additional new sites in the near future

dY5 had a telepharmacy project with HSC Y, and a teleconsultation project with a primary care physician located approximately 60 miles from both Y5 and HSC Y