Communities and Technology What We Have Learned

The Oregon Child AbuseTelemedicine Project

Background on Project

•What is the Oregon Child Abuse Telemedicine Project?

OCAMIS- TOP funded

Regional Training and Consultation Center

Northwest Health Foundation

  Area served by KIDS Center    Area served by CARES NW    Area served by Jackson County Advocacy Center

Regional Service Areas

TOP (TIIAP) funded sites

Lessons We Learned

TOP(TIIAP)- First Round of Sites

•Money is not the answer… but it helps

•A network is different than a group of computers, modems and phone lines

•The buck needs to stop someplace

•It’s all about timing

What Worked

TOP(TIIAP)- First Round of Sites

•Medical examiners felt more confident

•Consults readily available

•Enhanced local decision making

Northwest Health Foundation sites

Lessons We Learned

NWHF-Second Round of Sites

•Its not about you, its about them. What happens at the local level dictates the success of the program

•Infrastructure will not be utilized if it does not meet the needs of the local community

•Technology is truly seamless when it doesn’t look like technology

Changes We Have MadeFrom the lessons we have learned•Communication, it is all about communication…

personal contact, email chat groups, and newsletters

Changes We Have MadeFrom the lessons we have learned

•Look to the future…

•A network without programs is like…Monthly case reviews, virtual meetings,

quality assurance group

•Communication, it is all about communication…

personal contact, email chat groups, and newsletters