Department of Health (DOH)

Tele Health Project - Closeout

Abstract

Develop a Tele Health infrastructure for school-based health centers statewide to assist them in clinical best practices, patient consultation, health promotion strategies and training.

This project is working to enable school-based health centers throughout the state the ability to access medical providers via video-conferencing equipment and training.

DOH Telehealth System

·  22 sites statewide are now equipped and operating.

·  To date, telepsychiatry consultation has occurred at 15 sites.

Proposed Project Phasing / Budget

Initiation Phase: $ 0

Planning Phase: $ 0

Implementation: $ 886,000 (October 2006)

Close-out: $ 0 (November 2008)

Total Project: $ 886,000