TelemedicineComesofAge

RohitVarma,M.D.,M.P.H.InterimDean–KeckSchoolofMedicineofUSCDirector–USCRoskiEyeInsAtuteNovember3,2016

•  Telemedicine is evolving

•  Introducing the USC Virtual Care Clinic

•  Why USC is unique when it comes to digital health innovation

•  What the future looks like

Overview

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Technology moves fast …

… and medicine has to keep pace

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Smartphones Worldwide = 2.6 billion Smartphones U.S. = 80% penetration

12,000 wearables for health tracking165,000 medical apps

More than 100 million telemedicine visits in 2015 Most are 35-54 years old

Worldwide ¾ use internet daily76% on internet engage in social media

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Patients want:•  On demand response•  Borderless access to experts•  Trusted, personalized medical and clinical trial information

•  Non-judgmental environment•  Empowerment to manage

chronic illness•  Secure personal health data

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Providers want:•  Reduced hospital readmissions ($26 billion annually)

•  Reduced physician time paperwork vs patient care

(60% of time spent on paperwork instead of patient interactions)

•  Medication adherence (chronic illness patients take only 50% of medications prescribed)

•  Digital tools promise improved population health data and meaningful-use rule usage

§  LocatedinLosAngeles§  Top10inCaliforniarankedin7special>es-USNews&WorldReport§  3hospitals§  Morethan40outpa>entclinics

§  Founded1885§  1,500full->mefaculty

physicians§  1,200students§  World-classresearch(topinNIH

grants)§  Ranked31-USNews&World

Report

§  Established1880§  Ranked15inthena>on(WallStreetJournal/TimesHigherEduca>on)•  Na>on’s#1cinemaschool,#3

na>onallyrankedbusinessschool,#9engineeringschool,moreOlympicmedaliststhananyotheruniversity,hometo1ofonly2commercialquantumcomputers(otheroneat

NASA/Googlefacility)

USC’s Unique Cross-School Collaborations

First & OnlyDigital Health

Fellowship

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USCVirtual Care Clinic

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Virtual Doctors Digital Medicine

Innovative Wearables & Apps

Evidence-based data &clinical trial info

HIPAA compliantcloud computing

8 Foundational partnersHolistic Virtual Care Solution

Hollywood’s Best digital storytellers

Reliable AppEvaluation

Award-winningDesign

VSP Global – Keck Medicine of USC Pilot Study

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•  First wearable in eyeglasses•  USC Roski Eye Institute clinical partner in this VCC project•  Studying biometrics and influence of philanthropic giving on health

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The future of telemedicine

•  Payer models; reimbursements•  Regulatory issues•  Physician & medical student training•  Scalability to other health systems

Thank youRohit Varma, MD, MPH

rohit.varma@med.usc.edu

Keckmedicine.org@KeckMedUSC

USCEye.org@USCEye