Telemedicine Demonstration Program - 2006 Awards Summary
The purpose of the Telemedicine Demonstration Project administered by the NYS Department of Health is to identify new technologies to improve quality of care and disease management for home care patients. The pilot initiative serves as a critical component in New York's efforts to further increase access to quality health care for individuals who are primarily home-bound due to chronic health conditions and/or disabilities, as well as for residents living in rural areas of the State.
Twenty-two agencies were awarded $2,900,000 for telemedicine demonstration projects in Round 2 of the proposal. Below is a listing of Telemedicine projects awarded in 2006, the amount of the award and a summary of the project.
| Facility | Region | Amount | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Putnam County Department of Health Nursing Services Home Health Agency | MARO | $ 94,620 | Utilize hospital grade telemonitors from Honeywell HomMed to monitor 216 patients with Chronic Heart Failure (CHF), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Heart Transplant (HT), and post Coronary Artery By-pass Graft (CABG) |
| Western Region Health Corporation, Inc. | Western | $133,903 | Manage the care of 100 patients with CHF and/or Diabetes by utilizing HomeMed Monitors and the MedPartner electronic medication monitor |
| Cattaraugus County Department of Health Home Health Agency | Western | $ 11,700 | Web based physician portal interfacing with agency's electronic clinical record utilizing Misys Optimum; use telemonitoring units in home of patients with Heart Failure, Coronary Artery Disease, Hypertension and COPD |
| Visiting Nursing Association of Western New York | Western | $150,000 | Expansion of existing program to purchase 10 additional units for AMD telemedicine "Care Companion" devices and hire additional 1.5 FTE staff |
| Madison County Public Health | Central | $138,905 | Fifteen Honeywell HomMed Genesis monitors to serve 130 patients diagnoses with COPD, CHF and Diabetes |
| Selfhelp Special Family Care Home Inc. | MARO | $142,83 | Honeywell HomMed devices to monitor 96 patients with HIV/AIDS |
| The Jewish Home and Hospital for Aged | MARO | $145,947 | Expansion of 40 patients to Diabetes monitoring program through incorporation of automated medication dispenser |
| Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation | MARO | $137,187 | Expanding current program to manage 60 additional patients with chronic illness including Diabetes, CHF and COPD |
| Visiting Nurse Association of Albany, Inc., VNA of Saratoga and VNA of Rensselaer |
Capital District | $150,000 | Expansion of existing program by adding 24 non-video and 5 video units in homes of Diabetes patients to monitor blood pressure, heart rate and weight |
| Park Ridge Home | Western | $147,271 | AMAC Health Buddy program to manage 30 Cardiopulmonary patients |
| North Shore University Hospital | MARO | $150,000 | Expansion of existing program to improve quality of patient care and improved compliance with medication, diet and weight monitoring |
| Hudson Valley Home Care Inc. | MARO | $126,595 | Expansion of current Health Buddy program to monitor an addition 225 CHF patients |
| VIP Health Services | MARO | $121,270 | Vital Caregiving home monitoring units for patients with diagnosis of CHF, COPD, Diabetes or Cancer |
| Genesee Regional Home Care Association, Inc., d/b/a Lifetime Care | Western | $143,166 | Expansion of home based telemedicine program by 20 units to monitor patients with Cardiac or Pulmonary Disease |
| Visiting Nurse Service of NY Home Care | MARO | $150,000 | Enhancement of existing telemedicine system by expanding and extracting clinical data and integrating into the existing care record system |
| United Hebrew Geriatric Center | MARO | $132,210 | Vital Caregiving home monitoring units for 60 Medicaid patients with diagnoses of Cardiovascular Disease, Hypertension, COPD or Diabetes |
| Gurwin Jewish Geriatric Center LTHHCP | MARO | $149,972 | Utilize Vital Caregiving home monitoring units for patients with exacerbation of CHF or uncontrolled Diabetes |
| Visiting Nurse Service of Westchester, Inc. | MARO | $139,991 | Utilize Vital Caregiving home monitoring units for patients with CHF, Pneumonia or COPD |
| Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Home Health Agency | MARO | $150,000 | Expansion of existing telemedicine program to manage cardiac patients in addition to COPD patients in the current program; addition of video telemonitoring unit |
| St. Mary's Hospital for Children, Inc. | MARO | $146,000 | Utilize Vital Caregiving home monitoring units for 60 pediatric patients with various diagnoses |
| St. Joseph's Hospital | Central | $142,076 | Viterion Telehealth Monitoring Systems for use with 60 patients per year during the two year project, all whom are diagnoses with CHF |
| L. Woerner, Inc. | Western | $ 96,054 | Program to teach 40 CHF patients self-monitoring and assessment skills, which will be supported by nursing visits |
