Mainstreaming Telemedicine to Address Shortages in Inpatient Physician Services
Track
:
Operations, Business & Finance
Program Code:
28
Date:
Monday, May 17, 2010
Time:
2:45 PM to 3:45 PM
EST
Location:
217A
MODERATOR
:
Richard B. Sanders, MPH, Director, Telemedicine Services, Eagle Hospital Physicians
Richard is the Director of Telemedicine Services at Eagle Hospital Physicians, a multi-state hospitalist program management, consulting, and staffing group located in Atlanta, Georgia. Richard was most recently responsible for operations and development of turnkey hospitalist programs and technology implementation for Eagle Hospital Physicians. Richard earned an MPH in health services management from the Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Health Administration degree from the Medical University of South Carolina.
SPEAKER
(S):
Mitchell Wilson, MD, Corporate Medical Director, Eagle Hospital Physicians
Dr. Wilson is the Corporate Medical Director for Eagle Hospital Physicians, a multi-state hospitalist program management, consulting, and staffing group. Most recently, he served as an Associate Professor in the School of Medicine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Section Chief of Hospital Medicine. Dr Wilson served on the Board of Directors for the Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) from 2004-2007, and he is the founding Chairman (2003), past Co-Chairman and ongoing member of the Non-Physician Provider Committee for SHM. Dr. Wilson pioneered early efforts to leverage the skills of PAs and NPs in hospitalist practices.
Doug Romer, RN, Executive Director, Patient Care Services, Grande Ronde Hospital
Doug Romer is the Executive Director of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer at Grande Ronde Hospital, a twenty-five bed critical access hospital located in rural northeast Oregon. Doug has over thirty-five years experience in the healthcare industry including Surgical Services management, performance improvement, accreditation and licensure. Doug is the telemedicine coordinator for Grande Ronde Hospital and has implemented several successful telemedicine programs that have increased access and quality of care for its rural community. Doug has presented to local, state and national audiences concerning telemedicine successes.
Tim Wright, MBA, Vice President, Strategic Marketing, InTouch Health
Tim Wright, Vice President, Strategic Marketing, has more than 15 years of healthcare industry experience in marketing, strategy, business development, and operations management. Mr. Wright was most recently general manager of Sunbridge Healthcare's Seattle region where he was responsible for 8 skilled nursing facilities having annual revenues of $30 million and 1000 employees. Mr. Wright was also a regional general manager for ManorCare Health Services with responsibility for Skilled Nursing and Assisted Living operations in 3 western states. Prior to these assignments, he directed and managed marketing, corporate strategy and new business development at ManorCare and Marriott International. Mr. Wright earned an MBA from the Darden School, University of Virginia and a BA from the University of Washington.
Gordon Turner, MD, Medical Director, eICU, Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta