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Technology-based Eye Care Services (TECS)
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Share PrintPrevent blindness by providing detailed eye screening and tele-eye follow ups at the primary care medical home.
Origin:
March 2015, Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta VA Medical Center (Atlanta, Georgia)
Adoptions:
24 successful, 17 in-progress
Partners:
Health Services Research & Development, Office of Connected Care, Office of Rural Health, Office of Veterans Access to Care, VHA Innovators Network
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Overview
The problem
The solution
The results
Diffusion tracker
Does not include Clinical Resource Hubs (CRH)
Implementation
Timeline
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3
Q1 - order equipment, find space, post tech position/train internal candidate, identify eye provider for reader. -
3
Q2 - set up room, connect camera to network, install templates, onboard technician. -
3
Q3 - set up clinic grids, run test patients, marketing, start; enter TECS national QA/QI program.
Departments
- Biomed
- Logistics
- Education and training
- Telehealth
- Information technology
- Human resources
- Information management
Core Resources
Files
- TECS_One_Pager_telehealth.docx TECS One Pager Summary
- Realign_Eye_Care_Delivery_in_VA_post_Covid_Final_OVAC.pptx Eye Care Delivery - One Vision using Telehealth
- TECS_Stepwise_Cost.pptx TECS Cost
- Early_Experience_with_TECS_Ophthalmology.pdf TECS Published Papers
- TECS_Compare_Part_I.pdf TECS Published Papers
- TECS_Compare_II.pdf TECS Published Papers
Links
Risks and mitigations
Risk | Mitigation |
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This is a complex innovation to implement. It has been shown, if done properly, to improve eye care access. Buy in from stakeholders critical. | Don't start if no buy in from eye clinic, medical center leadership, telehealth, primary care. |
Contact
Comment
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Email april.maa2@va.gov; vera.banks@va.gov with questions about this innovation.
About
Origin story
Original team
Vera Banks
TECS Implementation Specialist
A great way to expand access to eye care within the VA Healthcare System!!!
We support TECS implementation!