In the United States alone, 50,000 patients die each year from preventable deaths in Intensive Care Units (ICUs). Our healthcare system is currently short tens of thousands of intensivists, and the 65 years and older population is projected to increase by nearly 10 million in the next decade.Telemedicine has the potential to augment the shortage of intensivists by offering real-time remote coverage. Yet, only 15% of all U.S. hospitals have deployed telemedicine in their ICUs.
Join industry experts Pete McLain and John Vitale to learn more about telemedicine industry trends, challenges and recent innovations that are poised to dramatically improve this outlook.
In the presentation, you will:
- Discuss healthcare industry trends for improving patient outcomes with telemedicine
- Address the historical challenges of telehealth adoption
- Learn how to implement effective workflows for scalability
About the Speakers
Peter McLain
Senior Vice President of Healthcare
Yorktel
As the Senior Vice President of Healthcare at Yorktel, Peter provides leadership to Yorktel’s dedicated focus in the global Healthcare market and oversees a growing portfolio of telehealth product solutions and services. A pioneer and leader in the field of Telehealth video solutions, Peter joined Yorktel in July 2014. He has over 15 years of experience in healthcare IT, serving in various business development and sales leadership positions at healthcare technology manufacturers such as Rubbermaid Healthcare, CPort Solutions, Johnson & Johnson, DePuy and Zimmer. Peter currently resides in Charlotte, NC with his wife and five children.
John Vitale
Senior Vice President of Product Management
Yorktel
John has 18+ years in the video communications and managed services industry. Having held roles ranging from sales, operations and product development throughout his career, his experience and understanding of video complexities enables his expertise in streamlining each aspect of video communications. John’s outstanding leadership has driven many accolades and industry awards for his work. Recently, he was awarded US Patent # 8,576,270 “Intelligent call management and redirection”. John is a native New Jerseyan and currently resides in Monroe Township with his wife and 2 children.
Heather Landi
Associate Editor/Moderator
Healthcare Informatics
Heather Landi is Associate Editor of Healthcare Informatics, covering healthcare IT leadership and strategy for the renowned, award-winning publication and its CIO and CMIO-based audience.
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