California Telehealth Network

The State of California launched the nation's largest telemedicine network yesterday.

The network connects patients and physicians using broadband technology. Telemedicine is intended to link small hospitals and health clinics with a system of physicians, surgeons, and specialists who may be hundreds of miles away. Currently, the California Telehealth Network (CTN) is set up across 50 sites, with the UC-Davis Medical Center serving as the network's control center. CTN is expected to link almost 900 health care facilities across the state by 2011.

Is there a place for CCHS in this system? Do we have a vision for our role or any plans brewing? What do we in IT need to do to help prepare?