Arizona Telemedicine Council
Arizona Telemedicine Council Schedule
Upcoming Meeting Dates: July 17th, 2024, October 16th, 2024, January 15, 2025
Meeting Time: 11:00am - 1:00pm Arizona (UTC -7)
Location: via webinar until further notice
The Arizona Telemedicine Council was created by the Joint Legislative Budget Committee of the Arizona State Legislature. The Council has oversight for the Arizona Telemedicine Program and the development of its telecommunications network. Senator Robert (“Bob”) Burns, who initiated the legislation that created the Arizona Telemedicine Program, became the first Co-chairman of the Council, which has met quarterly in Phoenix since 1996.
July 17, 2024 Council Meeting
Agenda
- Call to Order & Welcome
- Robert “Bob” Burns
- Chair, Arizona Telemedicine Council
- Co-founder, Arizona Telemedicine Program
- Chair, Arizona Corporation Commission, Retired
- President, Arizona State Senate, Retired
- Elected Member BOD CAP, Retired
- Member of the Arizona House of Representatives, Retired
- Michael Holcomb, BS
- Interim Director and Associate Director, Information Technology, Arizona Telemedicine Program, College of Medicine Tucson, University of Arizona
- PI, Southwest Telehealth Resource Center
- Robert “Bob” Burns
- Supporting & Advocating for Rural and Tribal Health ~20 min
- Holly Figueroa
- Tribal Liaison, Health Choice, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona
- Board President, Arizona Rural Health Association
- Holly Figueroa
- Providing Health Care Equity Through a Mobile Integrated Health Program ~20 min
- Kyle Loginbyhl, NRP, FP-C, CP-C
- MIH Program Manager, EMS Department, Gila River Health Care
- Kyle Loginbyhl, NRP, FP-C, CP-C
- Tribal Broadband Update ~20 min
- EJ John
- Senior Research Analyst, American Indian Policy Institute
- EJ John
- Stretch Your Knowledge of Telepractice: Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Considerations ~20 min
- Tim Boyd, MPH
- Director of State Health Care and Education Affairs, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
- Tim Boyd, MPH
- Telehealth Student Scholars Series
- Monitor, Manage, Empower: Cardiac Telehealth ~20 min
- Nathan Carleton
- Student Intern, Northern Arizona Healthcare
- Graduate, BASIS Flagstaff High School
- Nathan Carleton
- Monitor, Manage, Empower: Cardiac Telehealth ~20 min
- Arizona Telemedicine Program Updates ~15 min
- Michael Holcomb, BS
- Interim Director and Associate Director, Information Technology, Arizona Telemedicine Program, College of Medicine Tucson, University of Arizona
- PI, Southwest Telehealth Resource Center
- Interim Director and Associate Director, Information Technology, Arizona Telemedicine Program, College of Medicine Tucson, University of Arizona
- Carrie Foote, BS, BA
- Associate Director of Administration, Arizona Telemedicine Program, College of Medicine Tucson, University of Arizona
- Program Administrator, Southwest Telehealth Resource Center
- Associate Director of Administration, Arizona Telemedicine Program, College of Medicine Tucson, University of Arizona
- Michael Holcomb, BS
- New Business
- Adjournment
Council Members
Governmental
Former Arizona Corporation Commissioner Robert Burns
Former Representative Regina Cobb, DDS (District 5)
Representative Gail Griffin (District 14)
Senator John Kavanagh (District 23)
Agency Members
Amanda Aguirre, MA, RD, President & CEO, Regional Center for Border Health, Inc.
Robin K. Blitz, MD, Director, Development Pediatric At Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix Children's Hospital
Mark Carroll, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Health Choice Arizona
Don Herrington, Interim Director, Arizona Department of Health Services
Will Humble, MPH, Executive Director, Arizona Public Health Association
Neal Jensen, Chief Executive Officer, Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center
Educational Members
Tim Hunter, MD, University of Arizona, College of Medicine (retired)
Lori A. Kemper, DO, Dean, AZ College of Osteopathic Medicine Midwestern University
Public Members
Joel E. Barthelemy, President and CEO, GlobalMed
Sean Clendaniel, Manager, Market Integration
Bart Demaerschalk, MD, MSc, FRCP(C), Neurology, Mayo Clinic Hospital
Michael C. Keeling, Esq., Keeling Law Offices
Melissa Kotrys, CEO, Contexture (umbrella organization of CORHIO and Health Current)
Alan Pitt, MD, Neuroradiology, Barrow Neurological Institute
Brad Tritle, CIPP, Partner, Alira Health
Donna Zazworsky, RN, MS, CCM, FAAN, Chief Clinical Officer, Cenpatico Integrated Care (retired)
Ex-Officio Members – Guests
Bruce Groll, Arizona Department of Education (Retired)
Steve Sowards, Banner Health System
Slideshow of the Past 25 Years of the Arizona Telemedicine Council