Mental health strain on providers and patients is a critical issue.[19] Easy, dependable access to appropriate behavioral health services for patients, staff, and the community is essential. In part, access to these critical services will address the needs and fears of staff as well as patients and caregivers. On-site or local behavioral health resources can be […]
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10. Transportation
The COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated a significant impact on transportation. Closing of flights, shutdown of some shared car services and resistance to using mass transit drastically cut the ability to move people and goods. Slowdowns in logistics constrained supply deliveries on a global scale. It is critical to understand how these issues will affect the organization […]
11. Public Health
Weaknesses in our public health system have become apparent in the COVID-19 pandemic and must be addressed before the next pandemic[25]. Grant-based funding, and limited ongoing funding makes operating a long-term sustained public health infrastructure difficult. Lack of consistent national messaging and the lack of infrastructure, systems and inconsistent standards/methods for data collection/reporting limit effectiveness. […]
Conclusions
This pandemic imposed new demands and critical pressures on our healthcare system, staff, systems and facilities. It also revealed weaknesses in delivery of care including access, equity, continuity of care, connectivity/technology disparities and Public Health. It imposed increased business pressures drivin by dropping revenues and increased costs as well as increased pressures on staff and […]
Video Platforms: Resources
Presentation: https://www.telehealthresourcecenter.org/download/3/webinars/2666/ttac-webinar.pptx Webinar: Archived Toolkits: These are older toolkits that provide assessment and other information that may be useful to the reader. While some of this information may already be represented in the preceding toolkit these documents are a good reference for those wanting to know more. Desktop Video Applications Videoconferencing Bridges Videoconferencing Endpoints […]
Video Platforms: Standards
Dedicated (legacy) videoconferencing systems rely on a large collection of standards for everything from displaying video to establishing connectivity with endpoints across the globe. The clear majority of features implemented by videoconferencing systems have a corresponding standard however there are newer solutions on the market where the standards are still in formation. Security standards are […]
Video Platforms: Information Technology
Communications infrastructure for video related services Regardless of the choice to use a dedicated, hosted, or hybrid system, the end user experiences video communication at what is referred to as an endpoint. To capture video, there needs to be at least one camera and one microphone to capture audio. To view video the user will […]
Video Platforms: Administrative Considerations
From an administrator’s point of view, assessing the technology for a telehealth or broader customer communication strategy is going to depend on more variables than we will be able to get into for a toolkit. Depending on the size of the company, up-to-date information on things like the company’s market cap, financial condition, status of […]
Video Platforms: Purchasing and Deployment
Hardware Buying videoconferencing hardware is generally a more straight-forward process for hardware-based systems as there are more clearly-defined supply chains and regional vendors than might be found with software systems. Additionally, in comparison with software systems, hardware products do not often raise the same issues regarding user licensing and account management. It is recommended that […]
Video Platforms: Site Preparation – Videoconferencing Endpoints
Room Setup Much work and time is dedicated to the selection of videoconferencing endpoints, but one of the key issues to a successful videoconferencing experience is often ignored – room configurations for the equipment. When a room is not properly set up for videoconferencing, even the nicest equipment can provide unsatisfactory results. It is possible to […]