Ray Torres hosts, Points of View, a talk show on topics such as health care, including IT Health, state and federal legislation. Below is a list of recorded videos.
The Business of Healthcare with Dr. Andrea An, Neurologist, and Margaret Blue, Desert Practice Management.
Information Technology Funding for Healthcare with Jim Cramer, VP/CIO, Scottsdale HC, and Brad Tritle, Executive Director, Arizona Health-e Connection.
Patient-centric Healthcare with Dr. Susan Wilder, LifeScape Medical Associates, and Heather Troemel, Cerner Corp.
Arizona Healthcare Delivery System with Michelle Pabis, Director Government Relations, Scottsdale HC, and John Rivers, President/CEO, Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association.
Arizona Health Information Exchange with David Kempson, CIO and Vice President Technology,Maricopa Integrated Health System, and Steve Simpson, President/CEO Ethos Solutions, Inc.
Health Care Reform with Dr. Eric Novack, board certified orthopedic surgeon and Clint Bolick, Director of the Goldwater Institute's Scharf-Norton center for Constitutional Litigation.
2011 Legislative Session with Arizona State Senator Barto and House of Representative Ash. Their perspective on health care legislation centered on bills governor Brewer signed into law and vetoed.
Telemedicine with Joel Barthelemy, Managing Director, GlobalMed and Dr. Sue Sisley. Conversation centered around the enabler – technology – to reach the underserved in rural Arizona, who otherwise may not have access to quality care
To view the entire video, click on Telemedicine.
GlobalMed designs, manufactures and markets telemedicine solutions and medical image automation systems that provide superior image quality, unmatched versatility and unsurpassed simplicity for the healthcare industry.
GlobalMed's cameras, image management, store-and-forward, videoconferencing and video streaming technologies enable leading pathologists, dermatologists, pediatricians, neurologists, surgeons, pharmacists, forensic MDs, emergency medicine departments and other caregivers to be more effective in providing patient care, and more productive and efficient in managing patient information.
For more information about GlobalMed, click on. globalmed.
Article
Scottsdale Republic featured an article on July 2011 titled - City should realize great potential of telemedicine.
Telemedicine is an emerging market with a promising future lead by technology. Makes it possible for residents of underserved areas to access of quality healthcare.
Technology, such as software applications, wireless devices, high-definition images and video, enables cost-effective quality care, reaching the far corners of the globe.
In Arizona, there are more than 45 healthcare organizations linked to Arizona Telemedicine Program, including hospitals such as United Medical Center, Scottsdale Healthcare, Mayo. ATP has served more than 4700 patient services via Telemedicine.
To read more, click on Potential of Telemedicine.
Business Activity
Information Strategy Design (ISD) out grew its previous facility. Occupying a new office in Mesa, ISD held a ribbon cutting & open house on May 9, 2011. Mesa Mayor Smith and some state legislators were present at the ribbon cutting.

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