University of Miami TeleHealth
Miller School of Medicine
1150 NW 14th St.
Suite 206 (R-350)
Miami, Florida 33136

Tel: (305) 243-8252
Fax: (305) 243-8253

Patient Care

	Florida Department of Health Pediatric Teleconsultations University of Miami Telemedicine, in conjunction with Children's Medical Services, a program of the Florida Department of Health, provides remote specialized patient care. Live-interaction telemedicine brings expert knowledge to underserved communities. Teledermatology Consultations TeleGenetics Consultations Telenutrition Consultations

	US Department of Defense, Great Plains Medical Command, Teledermatology Consultations The University of Miami Department of Dermatology faculty provides specialized consultative expertise to the Great Plains Medical Command, servicing military personnel and dependents in 17 states and 31 Army, Navy and Air Force installations. More than 700 consults a year are performed.
	Miami TeleNeurology Consultations Miami TeleNeurology offers state-of-the-art neurological expertise to evaluate distant emergency room patients through live-interactive technology. UM TeleNeurology Team neurologists provide local Emergency Room physicians timely clinical assessments and therapeutic recommendations to improve neurological prognosis, functional outcome and quality of lifefor individuals experiencing acute neurological events.
	Swinfen Charitable Trust Telemedicine consultations are provided to hospitals and health care providers in developing countries.
	Veterans Administration Teledermatology The Miami Veterans Administration (VA) provides live interactive teledermatology consultations to patients at the Key West, Florida VA Clinic. Approximately 20 patients are evaluated each month.
Miami Veterans Administration T-Care Program The Miami VA T-care program provides congestive heart failure, diabetes mellitus and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with. Daily monitoring, assessment and education using Health Buddy®, an automated telephone-based messaging device. Questions, reminders, and health tips are based on vital sign data, clinical symptoms, self-management behaviors, and knowledge. Significant reductions in hospital admissions and ER visits were seen among the CHF patients and in outpatient visits among the DM patients. These findings were published in Dang et al’s Telemedicine Journal and e-Health Journal.