2019 - This slide deck features details of the Tennessee Rural Telehealth Initiative, a program of the Tennessee Broadband Association.

1. Tennessee
Rural Telehealth
Initiative

2. The rural broadband experts
Tennessee’s cooperative and independent telecommunications companies

3. square miles served47,350
miles of fiber48,895
invested in fiber networks
from 2019 to 2022million
$400

4. Broadband Connects
Industry

5. Broadband Connects
Small Business

6. Broadband Connects
Education

7. Broadband Connects
Health Care

9. TN Health Care Review:
Five Major Themes
1. Transportation is a significant barrier to care.
2. Technology, including telehealth, is an underutilized tool.
3. Rural areas are hit harder, specifically in regard to lack of providers.
4. Addressing social determinants could help foster healthier generations.
5. Market challenges related to medical billing are complex.

11. A typical health care story…

12. The challenge:
To understand real-time patient
needs and efficiently align resources
to address them

14. The
patient
experience

18. 75%
Reduced A1C
average of
2.5 points
in 9 mths

21. During the summer of 2019, the Tennessee Department of Finance and
Administration organized four Health Care Listening Tour sessions across
Tennessee. These focused on critical health care topics, including chronic
conditions, rural health, medical billing, and innovation.
These sessions revealed five major themes that impact health care access.
Below is each theme, along with how the Tennessee Rural Telehealth Initiative
impacts these themes:

22. Five Major Themes
1. Transportation is a significant barrier to care.
The Tennessee Rural Telehealth Initiative supports quality care and remote
monitoring that reduces the need for in-office visits and prevents trips to the
emergency department.

23. Five Major Themes
2. Technology, including telehealth, is an
underutilized tool.
Tennessee Broadband Association companies are building robust fiber
networks, enabling broadband service that supports and encourages the
adoption of telehealth.

24. Five Major Themes
3. Rural areas are hit harder, specifically in regard
to lack of providers.
The Tennessee Rural Telehealth Initiative will allow health care providers to
increase their revenue, helping rural communities retain and recruit
physicians.

25. Five Major Themes
4. Addressing social determinants could help
foster healthier generations.
The technology behind the Tennessee Rural Telehealth Initiative can be used
to monitor numerous concerns, such as diabetes, heart failure, and opioid
use— encouraging and supporting healthy behaviors.

26. Five Major Themes
5. Market challenges related to medical billing
are complex.
Perry Health helps providers take advantage of new billing codes related to
telehealth services, resulting in better health outcomes for patients and
increased revenue for providers.

27. Thank you!
Levoy Knowles
lknowles@blomand.net
931-235-2987
Dr. Anshu Vaish
anshu@hiperry.com
310-308-1208