Hitting the Curveballs by Jay Myers

Author:Jay Myers
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Morgan James Publishing
Published: 2014-10-16T16:00:00+00:00

Man of the Hour. It was a fun night getting a chance to recognize

Michael Sanders (right) for winning the largest contract in ISI

history at UAMS for $8.3 million in telemedicine equipment.

After all, we have learned a lot about the technology since those early days. The awkward, clunky carts we sold in 1998 utilized a few very expensive peripheral scopes and tools. We have since refined our offering to a sleek, customized unit that can easily be accessed to support cardiology, dermatology, psychiatry, and other advanced applications at a very high level. We have even integrated a combination scope into our system where we can support high-quality ear, nose, and throat examinations with the same device, swapping out couplers, covers, and more.

We can’t help but be proud of the part we’re playing in improving and even saving lives. In fact, our technology literally helped save the life of a gunshot victim in Mississippi by instantly connecting the small community hospital (a Level 3 trauma center) to the Level 1 trauma center in Jackson. Basic triage was performed at the rural hospital via the tele-emergency connection, and the specialists and surgeons in Jackson were able to coach doctors and nurse practicioners through various procedures to buy enough time to transport the patient to Jackson for emergency surgery. According to hospital officials, had that not happened, the patient would have died.

Also, several months ago, we installed a number of telemedicine carts for a network in Arkansas specifically set up to treat stroke victims. If you look at a map showing the incidence of stroke across the United States, you’ll see a surprisingly dense cluster in one particular area, the southeastern United States. Americans living in this region have a 15 percent higher stroke risk, and the death rate from stroke in these “stroke belt” states is 30 to 40 percent higher than in the rest of the country. Since stroke patients typically require specialized treatment, it is even more difficult to get this level of support from a small rural hospital.

That was the dilemma facing one patient recently when he experienced stroke-like symptoms and needed help. At the time, driving several hours to Little Rock to see a specialist was not an option. There was simply not enough time. With time being of the essence, the patient was quickly transported to the local hospital and got immediate help from a nurse practicioner and a specialist via our telestroke connection. The patient, who had a life-threatening condition one day, was back at work two days later. All of this was possible because of the immediate support provided by the telestroke network. It doesn’t get any better than that for a business!

In addition to telemedicine, ISI also redoubled its efforts in the area of distance learning. In the past decade, distance education has become an increasingly popular way for colleges to provide access to their programs and for students to learn about topics and get degrees they might not otherwise be able to pursue.

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