The Evolution of Telehealth and Sustainability with Billy Sample & Scott Simmons
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In this episode
This week, Cam talks to Scott Simmons and Billy Sample, about their extensive experience in telehealth. The evolution of telehealth, how gaps in care are filled by utilizing telehealth, and how to make telehealth programs successful are discussed in detail.
"[Telehealth is] disruptive. Those sorts of changes you're talking about are disruptive or even destructive to traditional models." -Scott
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Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
Hospital CEOs' No. 1 concern is staffing for 1st time in 17 years (beckershospitalreview.com)
Guest Biographies:
Scott Simmons: scott.simmons@poly.com
M.S. Eng Healthcare Lead, Poly Americas
Fellow of the American Telemedicine Association
Scott has 30 years of experience in telehealth in the government, academic, and commercial sectors. He has a broad base of telehealth experience, including systems engineering, project management, program management, product management, training, research, evaluation, and leadership.
Immediately prior to joining Poly, Scott was the Chief Telemedicine Architect for Medweb, where he advised the product development team on product and service features and functionality, collaborated with the sales team on strategic sales, provided training and telemedicine business and program development services for new clients, and developed and implemented go-to-market strategies and programs for telemedicine products and services.
Billy Sample: billy.sample@poly.com
Billy Sample has recently accepted a new position with Poly (formerly Plantronics and Polycom) as the Lead Telehealth Advisor, with a focus on Rural Telehealth Expansion. As a subject matter expert, Mr. Sample will be utilizing his practical knowledge gained through experience to assist organizations across the country to build effective and sustainable telehealth programs.
• A Decade worth of practical Rural Telehealth experience. Strong knowledge of the landscape of rural telehealth to include the challenges and successes of making a rural telehealth program work.
• Extensive knowledge in healthcare peripheral integration with telehealth equipment.
• Experience with multiple grant programs for Telehealth funding opportunities.
• Experience with workflow modifications for effective use of telehealth in day-to-day operations.
Special Thanks:
Host: Cameron Hilt
Editor: Triston Yoder
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