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Interested in telehealth quality improvement? Passionate about improving care for chronic cardiac diseases?

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Call for Applications!

Interested in telehealth quality improvement? Passionate about improving care for chronic cardiac diseases?

The AHA has recently announced a call for applications to join the American Heart Association Center for Telehealth as they build a learning collaborative, of outpatient clinics providing telehealth services to patients with Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome to help improve the consistent delivery of high-quality telehealth services for this patient population. This is a fantastic opportunity for clinics to connect with each other and experts in the field to share challenges and develop strategies to improve quality telehealth care delivery. Participating clinics receive funding support, educational opportunities, resources and more. If your organization is interested in learning more, please complete this interest form and stay tuned for details regarding an upcoming informational webinar!

Interest Form: https://forms.office.com/r/TbnBxjsc60

Researcher Spotlight: Nicholas Mohr, SEARCH 2023 Judges’ Award Recipient

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Dr. Nick Mohr, Professor of Emergency Medicine, Anesthesia, Critical Care, and Epidemiology has been awarded the SEARCH 2023 National Telehealth Research Symposium’ Judge’s Award. His abstract, Provider-to-Provider Sepsis Telehealth Use in Rural Emergency Departments in Medicare Beneficiaries, focuses on evaluating provider-to-provider telehealth in rural emergency departments to understand how sepsis care is changed by having teleconsultation.

Dr. Mohr’s research and its focus on sepsis is strategic. Dr. Mohr notes that other diseases might require specialized surgical teams and operating rooms that makes it difficult to provide telehealth services. “Sepsis is a serious disease. It’s relatively common. It’s associated with really high mortality. It happens commonly for people who are in rural communities, and they often are seen in their local rural hospital, but the factors that are associated with survival from that disease.” Dr. Mohr Explains, “These are largely the care that people receive very, very early after diagnosis of that condition. Much of the expertise that’s required to deliver that high quality care is expertise that can be communicated by telehealth.”

As for the setting of Dr. Mohr’s research, rural hospitals served as the best environment to monitor the impact teleconsultation has on sepsis care. Dr. Mohr explains that 19% of Americans live in rural communities, and the low volume hospitals in these communities typically have worse sepsis outcomes. Dr. Mohr and his team found that  tele-consultations provided an opportunity for early diagnoses for patients, something profoundly important for receiving proper care.

“That’s really important, because it’s such an important aspect to being able to provide appropriate early therapy.” Dr. Mohr says, “We’ve started to understand a little bit better how we might refer refine the use of telehealth for these particular patient groups and certain hospitals, so that we can not just improve the care of patients when they’re in those hospitals, but really, more effectively regionalize sepsis care and get patients to the places that they need to go.”

Dr. Mohr notes that hospitals sharing this data to regionalize care also allows telehealth to more effectively treat its patients. As for the future of telehealth, Dr. Mohr predicts that the field will become more multidisciplinary by necessity. He also notes that this means more collaboration and larger data sets being shared at conferences like SEARCH 2023. 

“There are people who were at the meeting who are clinicians and people who run health systems, and people who are payers, and who are regulators. I think that diversity of thought, that diversity of perspective, really helps us to design better, more generalizable research.” Dr. Mohr says, “It also helps us to improve our evaluation methods, because I think that those diverse opinions really contribute to the rich conversation.”

Watch Dr. Mohr’s Research Spotlight.

 

SEARCH Society collaborates with American Heart Association Center for Telehealth

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
News Provided by:  SEARCH
Jul 20, 2023 08:53 CT

 

For more information, contact:
Elizabeth Krupinski, PhD

President
Society for Education and the
Advancement of Research in Connected Health
info@searchsociety.org


LITTLE ROCK AR – July 20, 2023 – The Society for Education and the Advancement of Research in Connected Health (SEARCH) announces a new collaboration with the American Heart Association’s Center for Telehealth for the SEARCH 2023 National Telehealth Research Symposium in Philadelphia, November 7–9. 

The American Heart Association is the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary organization dedicated to fighting heart disease and stroke. The American Heart Association’s Center for Telehealth will collaborate with SEARCH to disseminate connected health research to examine the benefit and effectiveness of telehealth and share outcomes and best practices at the conference.

“The American Heart Association’s Center for Telehealth and SEARCH share common priorities and interest in educating health care professionals about the latest research in telemedicine, eHealth, mHealth and other health care technologies,” said Lee Schwamm, M.D., an American Heart Association volunteer, senior vice president and chief digital health officer of Yale New Haven Health and associate dean of digital strategy and transformation at Yale School of Medicine. “Building on the Association’s proven record of converting evidence into practice and trusted reputation, this collaboration will work to advance the integration of telehealth into patient care through evidence-based research, improve professionals’ knowledge through continuing education, and expand dissemination of science through networking and education.”

SEARCH offers a variety of annual events each year for those researching in the field of connected health. The Society also operates free of commercial bias to examine the usefulness of telehealth. The new collaboration between SEARCH and the American Heart Association’s Center for Telehealth furthers this goal and encourages more collaborators to define and expand the field of connected health research.

“SEARCH is very excited to begin collaborating with such a respected organization that shares our enthusiasm for promoting unbiased research in the field of connected health,” says Vice President and Secretary, David Fletcher. “We look forward to working with their leaders and members to share the latest research and promote best practices within the industry.”

About SEARCH: The Society for Education and the Advancement of Research in Connected Health (SEARCH) started in 2016 as a small team of academics, researchers and clinical professionals. SEARCH has developed into a society with the goal of promoting connected health programs through the use of evidenced-based research. For more, visit: https://searchsociety.org/about/.

 

Researchers Spotlighted

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The Society for Education and the Advancement of Research in Connected Health (@SEARCHSociety) just launched a new video series, SEARCH Spotlights. These Spotlights introduce you to the connected health researchers involved in SEARCH, who share important findings during events such as our annual SEARCH – The National Telehealth Research Symposium. In this collection of short videos, research colleagues share their experiences and insights with the ultimate goal to foster a community of shared knowledge, collaboration, and advance the body of work at the National or even International level. This month we feature Rebecca Jones from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Mitchell Blount from the Morehouse School of Medicine, and Dr. Anna Sibilia from Cinncinati Children’s. Take a look here.

SEARCH2023: Call for Abstracts Now Open!

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SEARCH is excited to announce the SEARCH 2023 Call for Abstracts is now open!

We are happy to announce that SEARCH 2023 The National Telehealth Research Symposium will be hosted in historical Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on November 7-9, 2023. The SEARCH 2023 Scientific Committee is currently accepting scientific, telehealth-focused abstracts based on research, policy, education, administration and state of the art. Abstracts will be blind reviewed by a national committee of experienced researchers. Once reviewed, submitters whose abstracts are selected will be invited to present via Poster or Oral Presentations. All abstracts selected and presented at SEARCH 2023 will be published in the The Journal of Telemedicine and eHealth. (Find the published SEARCH 2022 Abstracts here.)

Abstract Submission Portal closes on July 10, 2023, 11:59pm Central.

For more information on Abstract Submission and to submit your work, visit SEARCH 2023 Abstracts.

Questions? Please contact SEARCH at info@SEARCHSociety.org.

New SEARCH Leadership Announced

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PRESS RELEASE
For more information, contact:
Elizabeth Krupinski, PhD
President

Society for Education and the
Advancement of Research in Connected Health
info@searchsociety.org

LITTLE ROCK AR., – December 19, 2022– The Society for Education and the Advancement of Research and Connected Health (SEARCH) is pleased to announce our returning board members and new treasurer. Their 3-year terms began after the annual meeting in November and will last for 3 years.

Elizabeth Krupinski, PhD, will serve as the President for SEARCH. Elizabeth is a Professor and Vice-Chair of Research at Emory University in the Departments of Radiology, Psychology and Bioinformatics. She is the Associate Director of Evaluation for the Arizona Telemedicine Program and the Director of the SouthWest Telehealth Resource  Center. She also serves as the editor of the Telemedicine Reports and the Journal of Digital Imaging. “SEARCH is currently the only major venue for finding cutting-edge research presentations, interacting with top-notch telehealth investigators, finding research collaborators, and for supporting trainees interested in telehealth research,” says Krupsinksi. “Its independence from vendors ensures the data presented are unbiased and of the highest quality.”

David Fletcher will serve as the Vice President and Secretary for SEARCH. David is the Associate Vice President of Telehealth at Geisinger, has worked for 20 years in the healthcare industry. He currently oversees all facets of telehealth and the eICU program with 160 employees serving Geisinger’s 10 hospital campuses and more than 50 community clinics and 15 urgent care clinics, which serves more than 2 million residents in Pennsylvania.  In July 2020, the program was recognized as the #1 National Telehealth Network at the Teladoc National Telehealth Innovation Forum. “SEARCH is immensely valuable to me because the unbiased, thoughtful research it provides helps me separate the wheat from the chaff in all of the proposals I see in this still young industry.  Every year after the conference, I come away increasingly empowered to make clear-eyed, evidence-based decisions to help build our program,” says Fletcher.

Mari Robinson, JD, is the newest member of SEARCH and will serve as the new Treasurer. Mari is the Director of Telehealth for the University of Texas Medical Branch and in that role she is assisting with the roll out of the Virtual Health Network, a project to link all UT systems medical campuses to allow for the shared provision of telemedicine throughout the state. She is also the Director of the Medical Technology Resource & Education Center (MTREC), which provides training and support in the area of medical technology. “SEARCH’s role of promoting objective data regarding the efficacy in telehealth in the various areas of medical care fills an important need in the telehealth landscape,” says Robinson. “This is necessary if we hope to utilize telemedicine to universally improve healthcare for all of the population.”

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About SEARCH: The Society for Education and the Advancement of Research in Connected Health (SEARCH) started in 2016 as a small team of academics, researchers and clinical professionals. SEARCH has developed into a society with the goal of promoting connected health programs through the use of evidenced-based research. https://searchsociety.org/about/

SEARCH Hosts 7th Annual National Telehealth Research Symposium

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PRESS RELEASE
 
For more information, contact:
Elizabeth Krupinski, PhD
Vice President/Secretary
SEARCH 2022 logoSociety for Education and the
Advancement of Research in Connected Health
info@searchsociety.org  

LITTLE ROCK AR., – October 4, 2022 – The Society for Education and the Advancement of Research and Connected Health (SEARCH) will be hosting the seventh annual National Telehealth Research Symposium November 16-18, 2022.

The National Telehealth Research Symposium connects health researchers, academicians and visionaries in telehealth and telemedicine to share findings and foster partnerships. These goals are more relevant today, in the pandemic’s digital world, than ever before – with telehealth usage 38x higher when compared to pre-COVID-19 pandemic.

“SEARCH is the one meeting to make time for to learn about cutting-edge research in telehealth – what works best, what are key metrics to measure impact, which patient populations benefit the most, and so much more,” said Elizabeth Krupinski, Vice President and Co-Founder of SEARCH. “SEARCH provides the opportunity for providers from all backgrounds and for researchers of all levels (including trainees) to interact with others engaged in connected health and share their experiences.”

This year’s keynote speaker will be Dr. David Rhew. Rhew serves as the Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Healthcare for Microsoft.  Dr. Rhew also serves as an adjunct professor for  the Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Rhew will provide real world examples to showcase the progress made in the field of telehealth along with future opportunities that lie ahead.

“I am excited and honored to present at SEARCH 2022, where I plan to discuss how the next generation of digital health technologies will be more inclusive, AI-empowered, privacy-preserving, and immersive.” Says Dr. Rhew

Past symposiums have included presentations from nationally-recognized leaders in telehealth and healthcare including Elise Sweeny Anthony, Executive Director of Policy at ONC; Hari Eswaran, Professor at UAMS Institute for Digital Health & Innovation; Keith Kanel, Chief Medical Officer for the Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative; and Wakina Scott, Director of the Health Resources and Services Administration.

“Other conferences may have a track or two for telemedicine, but SEARCH is dedicated to providing a venue that is 100% about telehealth and free from commercial bias,” said Krupinski.

Throughout the three-day event, panels will cover a variety of topics on telehealth including research infrastructure in academic medical centers, research tools, methods & policy, equity, education and more.

Interested parties can learn more and register online at = https://searchsociety.org/search2022/.

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About SEARCH: The Society for Education and the Advancement of Research in Connected Health (SEARCH) started in 2016 as a small team of academics, researchers and clinical professionals. SEARCH has developed into a society with the goal of promoting connected health programs through the use of evidenced-based research. For more, visit: https://searchsociety.org/about/.

SEARCH Hosts 6th Annual National Telehealth Research Symposium

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PRESS RELEASE
 
For more information, contact:
Elizabeth Krupinski, PhD
Vice President/Secretary Society for Education and the
Advancement of Research in Connected Health
info@searchsociety.org  

LITTLE ROCK AR., – October 13, 2021 – The Society for Education and the Advancement of Research and Connected Health (SEARCH) will be hosting the sixth annual National Telehealth Research Symposium November 8-10, 2021.
 
The National Telehealth Research Symposium connects health researchers, academicians, and visionaries in telehealth and telemedicine to share findings and foster partnerships. These goals are more relevant today, in the pandemic’s digital world than ever before – with the U.S. seeing a 154% increase in telehealth visits during the first quarter of 2020, according to the CDC.
 
“Patients and providers have realized from the COVID pandemic that telemedicine is a viable and important complement and even alternate in many cases to traditional in-person care,” said Elizabeth Krupinski, Vice President and Co-Founder of SEARCH. “However, there is still lots of room to optimize and better integrate or synergize telehealth into healthcare systems and environments. SEARCH is the place to find out how people are doing this.”
 
At the virtual symposium, attendees will hear from nationally-recognized leaders in telehealth and healthcare including Elise Sweeny Anthony, Executive Director of Policy at ONC; Hari Eswaran, Professor at UAMS Institute for Digital Health & Innovation; Keith Kanel, Chief Medical Officer for the Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative; and Wakina Scott, Director of the Health Resources and Services Administration.
 
“Attendees learn first-hand from those doing research about state-of-the-art telehealth topics,” said Krupinski. “Keynote speakers provide broad perspectives on telehealth from funding to policy to lessons learned.”

Throughout the three-day event, panels will cover a variety of topics on telehealth including research infrastructure in academic medical centers, research tools, methods & policy, equity, education, and more.

Interested parties can learn more and register online at = http://searchsociety.org/search2021/.

#SEARCH2021 will be November 8-10. To see our current list of subject-matter expert presenters and the agenda, visit https://lnkd.in/esJ4sYqk.

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About SEARCH: The Society for Education and the Advancement of Research in Connected Health (SEARCH) started in 2016 as a small team of academics, researchers and clinical professionals. SEARCH has developed into a society with the goal of promoting connected health programs through the use of evidenced-based research. https://searchsociety.org/about/