New Telemedicine Technology

Haxtun Health Partners with HealthONE:

New Telemedicine Technology

HealthONE Virtual Network (H1VN) is now providing telemedicine stroke-neurology, acute-neurology, psychiatry and behavioral health assessment services to Haxtun

Health. The H1VN Telemedicine Network is an innovative system that uses technology to bring the best of stroke, neurology, psychiatry and behavioral health care to Northeast Colorado. “We are excited to be on the cutting edge of technology to provide the best, most up-to-date care to our critically ill patients,” said Dewane Pace, CEO at Haxtun Health. “The HealthONE Telemedicine Network will allow us to get quick access to specialty consultations when the response time for a stroke patient is so vital.” H1VN allows for a neurologist, psychiatrist or behavioral health clinician to be linked via telemedicine cart to emergency physicians and providers at Haxtun Health. By utilizing the H1VN technology, Haxtun Health will be instantly connected to a stroke-trained neurologist, psychiatrist or behavioral health clinician. The system allows patients suffering from neurological events, stroke-like conditions, or behavioral health episodes to be examined and diagnosed, while the patient is still in Haxtun. The new telemedicine technology utilizes a mobile cart with an onboard computer, monitor, high-resolution camera and microphone to simultaneously transmit the audio and video portions of a physician consult. Patient medical records, including radiology scans, can be accessed. The patient, local physician/provider and the neurologist/psychiatrist/ behavioral health clinician can conduct online consults anywhere there is an internet connection.

“Every second counts in minimizing the damage a stroke can cause to the brain – quick assessment and personalized care

are key,” says Dr. Chris Fanale, who developed the H1VN Tele-Stroke Program. “Having this state-of-theart telemedicine program puts the stroke specialist instantly in the room with a patient and ER physician. As a stroke neurologist, I can have a conversation with the patient and family, examine the patient’s ability to move and speak, and even zoom in to assess pupil reactivity. We can talk to EMS and ER staff, and assess monitors and vital signs immediately. There is no other system in the region that is currently offering this level of care to stroke victims.” The tele-behavioral health clinicians offer full behavioral health assessments (BHA) by licensed clinicians (LCSW, LSW, LPCC, LPC, LMFT, or PsyD) and are able to help determine the safety to discharge or transfer to inpatient behavioral health. They are also able to help manage inpatient placement, if appropriate.

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