Webinars, Interviews, & Videos
The Modern-Day House Call. Duke City’s Medic Buddy: House Call/Telemed Hybrid
August 24, 2022
Mark Maydew, CFO/COO and Kelly Spring, PA-C from Duke City Cares walk us through their Medic Buddy Mobile Medical Care service. Duke City Cares is not only making house calls but connecting patients when needed to physicians via telemedicine via this mobile service.
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Performing a Physical via Telemedicine
April 15, 2022
Dr. Tarun Girotra, Clinical Educator and Assistant Professor of Neurology at the University of New Mexico. Dr. Girotra presents various levels of physical exam documentation over telemedicine and demonstrates how to perform the best possible physical exam during a telehealth visit.
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CLINICAL
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Leveraging Telehealth for Behavioral Health in Challenging Times
December 14, 2022
Molly Brack, Clinical Director at the Agora Crisis Center and Wendy Linebrink-Allison, Program Manager of the NM Crisis Line and Elizabeth Glantz, 988 Project Manager with NM Behavioral Health Services Division. Presentation on how crisis line services can assist in closing gaps and build bridges for people who experience mental, emotional, and behavioral health and substance use concerns which do not replace community services, but fill in the gaps and create connections to support people in communities.
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Performing a Physical via Telemedicine
April 15, 2022
Dr. Tarun Girotra, Clinical Educator and Assistant Professor of Neurology at the University of New Mexico. Dr. Girotra presents on the various levels of physical exam documentation over telemedicine and demonstrates how to perform the best possible physical exam during a telehealth visit.
December 01, 2021
Rick Vinnay, LCSW, CEAP - The Solutions Group EAP and Wellness Programs, and Pierce Ferriegel, CEO - The Community Lighthouse. Rick Vinnay and Pierce Ferriegel each have a different vantage point and discuss what their organization experienced and how they managed burnout.
Telemedicine Clinical Specialties
October 27, 2021
Dr. Randy Nederhoff, Neonatology, Dr. Rina Patel-Trujillo, Endocrinology, and Dr. David Phelps, Medical Director, PHS Urgent Care Clinics. For this webinar we bring you three medical specialists and their experience using telemedicine. They cover conducting a physical exam via telemed, using telemed for endocrinology, primary care, specialty care, surgical specialties and neonatal care.
Telemedicine Clinical Specialties: Behavioral Health
October 20, 2021
Lora Blazina, LPCC, Clinical Supervisor at The Mountain Center, Santa Fe’, Dr. Caroline Bonham, Vice Chair of Community Behavioral Health Policy, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Dr. Marita Campos-Melady, Clinical Psychologist and Director of Specialty Behavioral Health Therapy services at Presbyterian Medical Group. In this webinar we have three speakers as we explore tele behavioral health - the challenges, the successes and the innovations when using telehealth for serious mental illnesses, complex trauma, use in BH and medical settings and for adults as well as children.
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Expanding Your Telemedicine Services
September 29, 2021
Dr. Elizabeth Krupinski, Phd, Southwest Telehealth Resource Center, and Dr. Van Roper, University of New Mexico. Whether you have been using telemedicine for 1 year or 10, Drs. Krupinski and Roper have some ideas for making the most of your telemedicine services, which can contribute to further sustaining your practice.
Telehealth and COVID: Lessons Learned
February 17, 2021
Van Roper, PhD, FNP-C, Associate Clinical Professor. This presentation covers telehealth basics, primary care specific applications, and lessons learned in the implementation of telehealth in small rural clinics during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Care Integration in the Time of Covid: Focus on Patient Experience
January 13, 2021
Elizabeth Krupinski, PhD, Southwest Telehealth Resource Center. This presentation focuses on ensuring patients have a positive experience during telemedicine encounters, starting from the first encounter at scheduling through the actual visit with the provider. Topics include incorporating the entire care team in telemedicine encounters and finding relevant quality indicators to measure success.
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INNOVATION
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The Ups and Downs of Digital Innovation in Healthcare
November 16, 2022
Alex Carter, certified Physician Assistant, Presbyterian Healthcare Services’ Innovation Hub. A sought after speaker on this topic, Alex's presentation includes TytoCare as a case by which to discuss a system-wide Telehealth implementation, and get real with the many challenges they have. She weaves in other projects and tools as well.
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Rethinking How We Connect Hospitals, Specialists and Patients
September 21, 2022
Darcy Litzen, MS, BSN, RN, VP of Sales for AmplifyMD. Physician video visits became necessary during the pandemic and are now widely accepted. But what if we take them a step further and use virtual care to provide a holistic solution to the ever-present cost-of-care and network adequacy pressures on health systems and insurers, while also addressing physician burnout and the complexities of providing timely specialty care locally? All with built-in continuous improvement?
The Modern-Day House Call. Duke City’s Medic Buddy: House Call/Telemed Hybrid
August 24, 2022
Mark Maydew, CFO/COO and Kelly Spring, PA-C from Duke City Cares walk us through their Medic Buddy Mobile Medical Care service. Duke City Cares is not only making house calls but connecting patients when needed to physicians via telemedicine via this mobile service.
March 17, 2022
Valerie V. Quintana, MA, PTP, and Donald M. Hume, CPSW with Presbyterian Health Services, Community Health. Presbyterian Healthcare Service's Community Health department stood up a virtual peer network. In this presentation, Valerie Quintana and Donald Hume describe what they built and bring us their experience - the challenges, the successes, and what they learned in creating this new network.
BUSINESS OF TELEHEALTH
Telehealth Needs & Opportunities: Emerging Findings from BH Providers
December 08, 2021
Margy Wienbar, MS, and Renee G. Sussman, RN, MA, MSN. This presentation briefly reviews the findings of the report “Telehealth Needs & Opportunities: Findings from Nonprofit Behavioral Health Providers in Northern New Mexico” that was published by the New Mexico Telehealth Alliance and Anchorum St. Vincent in July of 2021. Participants will hear from three of the organizations that were interviewed and contributed to the report’s findings.
Telemedicine Billing & Coding: What You Need to Know
September 08, 2021
Steve DeSaulniers from Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico, Jennifer Sandoval from Molina Healthcare, Julie Wohrlin from Western Sky Community Care, Dr. Denise Gonzales from Presbyterian Healthcare, Lorelei Kellogg, NM HSD, and Moderator: Stetson Berg, UNM Center for Telehealth
This full panel of speakers present and answer questions from attendees.
Delta Variant is on the Rise: Is Your Telemedicine Practice HIPAA Compliant?
September 01, 2021
Michael Herrick, Founder & CEO Matterform. With the rise of the Delta Variant, you may be thinking that we will be relying on telehealth more this fall. Are you compliant? Do you have concerns about your platform? Have you been relying on tools that won't be compliant once the Public Emergency Health order ends?
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Collective Learning of the Telehealth Learning Community
March 31, 2021
Kate Gibbons, LCSW, LISW, Ph.D., of Janus LLC. A summation and update on the learning and data collected during the first cohort of the Telehealth Learning Community (TLC) for behavioral health providers.
Show Me the Data: How COVID-19 Impacted Telehealth Claims & What Happens Next
March 17, 2021
Stefany Goradia, MSIE-VP Health Analytics, RS21 Health Lab. COVID-19 caused a spike in telehealth as new payment models were approved and the healthcare industry pivoted rapidly to continue providing care via telehealth at the March onset. Since that time, organizations have witnessed declines in overall telehealth utilization, with some services slowly dwindling and others converting entirely back to in-person visits. In this case study, we will review an anonymized payer’s telehealth claim trends, services and conditions that were identified to be the most widely-adopted for telehealth between March and December 2020, and considerations for an ongoing telehealth strategy going into 2021.
New Mexico’s Telehealth Stature Simplified: What You Need To Know
March 10, 2021
Beth Landon, MBA, MHA-NMTHA Chair, and Stetson Berg, MHA-NMTHA Vice Chair. New Mexico enjoys one of the nation’s most progressive telehealth laws. Full payment parity and zero geographic restrictions comprise just part of the law; we also suffer zero limitations on eligible providers and no lifetime limits. This presentation and ensuing discussion intends to demystify the law, answer your questions, and gain your ideas on how to further improve the statute in subsequent legislative sessions.
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Developing Telehealth Workflow for Best Possible Patient and Provider Experience
February 10, 2021
Jen Gruger, PMI-PBA. Delivering a successful telehealth visit is as much about the step-by-step workflow and how each individual involved executes their portion, as it is about the technology used and the clinical outcome we desire. This session will cover three essential components of building (or repairing) an effective and efficient workflow for this type of visit regardless of the telehealth platform being used.
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Using Remote Monitoring Technology to Improve Patient Outcomes & Retain Staff
January 20, 2021
Arlene Maxim, RN. This presentation focuses on technology to augment home health care, an extremely valuable tool when clinicians use it effectively. Agency owners and managers are beginning to see the critical role that telehealth and remote care monitoring can play in keeping patients at home and improving patient satisfaction. Telehealth and remote care monitoring can also improve clinician satisfaction. During this session we discuss what to look for in a telehealth/remote care monitoring provider and how to market technology’s ability to improve patient outcomes and staff satisfaction.
FUNDING
FCC Rural Health Care Program Funding Opportunities
March 24, 2021
Steve Constantine, SVP/CIO, Prairie Health Ventures & COO, and Marci L. White, FCC Rural Health Care Program Funding Specialist. The FCC Rural Health Care Programs provide funding opportunities for eligible healthcare providers across the U.S. to develop and grow their telemedicine programs. The two programs fund telecommunications and broadband services necessary for the provision of health care. In addition, the Healthcare Connect Fund allows opportunities for some urban participation as well as funding for data centers, administrative offices and certain network equipment.
NMTHA TOWN HALL
Town Hall: The Future of Telehealth
September 22, 2021
Dr. Ronald S. Weinstein, national telemedicine pioneer, and Russell Toal, New Mexico Superintendent of Insurance and local community. This special 90-minute town hall explores the possibilities of where we go from here. The town hall features speakers from local and state leadership, healthcare and YOU.
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INTERVIEWS: TELEHEALTH EXPERTS
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Elizabeth Krupinksi, PhD, Southwest Telehealth Resource Center
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Jen Gruger, PMI-PBA, EHR Support Dept., Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center
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Geof Empey, Program Operations Director, University of New Mexico Center for Telehealth
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Kelly Schlegel, Director of the New Mexico Office of Broadband Access and Expansion
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Highlighted Videos
NMTHA Webinar Series
10-week Educational Series
From our 2021 10-week educational series, webinars focused on data, broadband in New Mexico, client engagement, and more! These webinars were hosted by the New Mexico Telehealth Alliance and made possible through funding by Health Resources and Services Administration Office for the Advancement of Telehealth and the Southwest Telehealth Resource Center.
