telemedicine comes of age (rohit varma)
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TelemedicineComesofAge
RohitVarma,M.D.,M.P.H.InterimDean–KeckSchoolofMedicineofUSCDirector–USCRoskiEyeInsAtuteNovember3,2016
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• Telemedicine is evolving
• Introducing the USC Virtual Care Clinic
• Why USC is unique when it comes to digital health innovation
• What the future looks like
Overview
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Technology moves fast …
… and medicine has to keep pace
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Smartphones Worldwide = 2.6 billion Smartphones U.S. = 80% penetration
12,000 wearables for health tracking165,000 medical apps
More than 100 million telemedicine visits in 2015 Most are 35-54 years old
Worldwide ¾ use internet daily76% on internet engage in social media
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Patients want:• On demand response• Borderless access to experts• Trusted, personalized medical and clinical trial information
• Non-judgmental environment• Empowerment to manage
chronic illness• Secure personal health data
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Providers want:• Reduced hospital readmissions ($26 billion annually)
• Reduced physician time paperwork vs patient care
(60% of time spent on paperwork instead of patient interactions)
• Medication adherence (chronic illness patients take only 50% of medications prescribed)
• Digital tools promise improved population health data and meaningful-use rule usage
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§ LocatedinLosAngeles§ Top10inCaliforniarankedin7special>es-USNews&WorldReport§ 3hospitals§ Morethan40outpa>entclinics
§ Founded1885§ 1,500full->mefaculty
physicians§ 1,200students§ World-classresearch(topinNIH
grants)§ Ranked31-USNews&World
Report
§ Established1880§ Ranked15inthena>on(WallStreetJournal/TimesHigherEduca>on)• Na>on’s#1cinemaschool,#3
na>onallyrankedbusinessschool,#9engineeringschool,moreOlympicmedaliststhananyotheruniversity,hometo1ofonly2commercialquantumcomputers(otheroneat
NASA/Googlefacility)
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USC’s Unique Cross-School Collaborations
First & OnlyDigital Health
Fellowship
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USCVirtual Care Clinic
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Virtual Doctors Digital Medicine
Innovative Wearables & Apps
Evidence-based data &clinical trial info
HIPAA compliantcloud computing
8 Foundational partnersHolistic Virtual Care Solution
Hollywood’s Best digital storytellers
Reliable AppEvaluation
Award-winningDesign
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VSP Global – Keck Medicine of USC Pilot Study
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• First wearable in eyeglasses• USC Roski Eye Institute clinical partner in this VCC project• Studying biometrics and influence of philanthropic giving on health
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The future of telemedicine
• Payer models; reimbursements• Regulatory issues• Physician & medical student training• Scalability to other health systems