Speaker Presentation from U.S. News Healthcare of Tomorrow leadership summit, Nov. 1-3, 2017 in Washington, DC. Find out more about this forum at www.usnewshot.com.

1. The Telemedicine Revolu/on
Deanna Larson, CEO
Avera eCARE
U.S. News Healthcare of Tomorrow

2. Avera Health
Avera is a health ministry rooted in the
Gospel. Our mission is to make a
posi7ve impact in the lives and health of
persons and communi7es by providing
quality services guided by Chris7an
Values.
BACKGROUND

3. History of Avera’s Virtual Health System
1992: Avera iden/fied how technology could play a
significant role in health system improvements
2004: Avera launched telemedicine in hospital sePng &
quickly saw the benefits
2012: Avera received funding from Leona B. & Harry Helmsley
Charitable Trust to invest in telemedicine hub
2016: Avera eCARE became its own en/ty
2017: Avera eCARE operates in 14 states, in over 350 sites
OUR JOURNEY

4. Vision for Telemedicine
OUR JOURNEY
Telemedicine
is Healthcare –
Needs to be
integrated, not
separated
Workforce
Sustainability -
Recruitment &
reten/on
Quality Access
to Care –
Extend exper/se &
resources
Research
Investment –
Educate and inform
on telemedicine

5. eCARE’s Impact
OUR JOURNEY
Saving
Lives
Reducing
Costs
Improving
Workforce
Impac/ng
Communi/es

6. Crea/ng ‘eCARE’
Rela>onships
Create collegiality
culture among hub and
site providers – become
‘part of the team’ and
make job easier
IT infrastructure
Build technology
infrastructure to take
virtualize care deliver
Workforce
Develop team of
experienced providers
and support specialists &
recruitment and
reten/on
Leadership Support
Share burning pladorm,
investment in technology and
innova/on, demonstrate value
and impact, diversify revenues,
be passionate about impact of
access to right care
Funding
Build vision for investors
to show value and
develop strong grant
writers
OUR JOURNEY

7. Avera eCARE
ABOUT US
Acute & Post Acute
150
Sites
Oct.
2009
Emergency
36
Sites
Aug.
2004
ICU Care
101
Sites
Nov.
2008
Pharmacy
55
Sites
Jan.
2012
Senior Care
4
Sites
Apr.
2012
Correc/onal Health
2017
Hospitalist 2017
Behavioral Health
Ambulatory
190
Sites
Nov.
1993
Consult
13
Sites
Mar.
2015
School Health
2017
Specialty Clinic
Jul.
2015
AveraNow
8469
Enrollees 1 Site 1 Site

8. Avera eCARE
ABOUT US
350+ Sites
14 States
Serving 13% of Cri/cal
Access Hospitals (170/1332)
in the United States

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Thank You!
Deanna Larson
Avera eCARE CEO
Deanna.Larson@avera.org
For more informa/on, please visit: www.averaecare.org