Telehealth Spotlight

CCHP Executive Director Presenting at ATA Annual Conference

Mario Gutierrez, Executive Director of CCHP, will be speaking on two panels at the upcoming American Telemedicine Association’s Annual Conference on May 5-7 in Austin, Texas.  On May 7 at 11:00 AM Mr. Gutierrez will facilitate the panel: “Model Potential Telestroke Savings: Can Telestroke Save Medi-Cal and Medicare Money?”  The discussion will also feature Dr. Brett Meyer (UC San Diego) and Dr. Tom Nesbitt (UC Davis) and will review the findings of a CCHP commissioned study with Blue Sky Consulting Group which analyzes the potential fiscal impact of utilizing telestroke on the Medi-Cal (California’s Medicaid program) and Medicare.

Additionally, Mr. Gutierrez will speak on ATA’s State Policy Day on May 8 on a panel to discuss Medicaid telemedicine reimbursement policy.  His presentation will include an overview of the National Telehealth Policy Resource Center and key findings and trends from CCHP’s State Laws and Medicaid Reimbursement Policies Report which provides an overview on each state’s telehealth reimbursement policies.

CCHP invites ATA Conference participants interested in telehealth policy to attend Mr. Gutierrez’s panels.

At the Center

CCHP Welcomes Director of Telehealth Care Policy, Dr. James P. Marcin, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.P

CCHP is pleased to announce the addition of the new Director of Telehealth Care Policy, Dr. James P. Marcin (M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.P) to its staff.  Dr. Marcin is a professor of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at UC Davis Children’s Hospital and is well versed in telehealth, as the director of the Pediatric Telemedicine Program at UC Davis’ Center for Health and Technology.  Dr. Marcin will contribute his knowledge and expertise from conducting telemedicine consultations for more than 13 years to CCHP’s policy work.

Dr. Marcin has also worked closely with other clinicians, administrators, technicians and health policy makers to support the use of telemedicine. He is an internationally regarded leader in pediatric telehealth, and was recognized by the American Telemedicine Association for his efforts to advance the practice of pediatric telehealth in 2010.  Dr. Marcin is the founding and immediate past chair of the ATA’s Pediatric Telehealth Special Interest Group. He conducts research in telemedicine and quality of care, particularly as it relates to acutely ill and injured children in the Emergency Department and the Intensive Care Unit. He has been principal investigator on grants from AHRQ, HRSA and EMS-C, investigating the impact of telemedicine on quality of care and other patient outcomes.

CCHP is excited to welcome Dr. Marcin and hopes to utilize his vast telehealth in-the-field experience and knowledge to help inform CCHP’s future projects.
 

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