1. Increased operating costs with decreasing budgets
2. Mal distribution of specialists in urban centers
3. Continued increase in patient numbers due to an aging population
4. Health care provider shortage continuing to increase
5. Lack of transfer of medical knowledge throughout the health care community
6. Providing access to care to patients across all geographies and demographics
7. Large travel distances between affiliated and non-affiliated health care organizations

·         Distance Learning

·         Trainings

·         Administrative Reviews

·         Certifications

·         Continuing Medical Education (CME)

·         Staff meetings

·         Budget reviews

·         Board and committee meetings

·         Strategic planning

·         Document review

·         Eliminate travel, meals, hotel reimbursement

·         Less time traveling – better productivity

·         Tele-Clinical Mental Health

·         Involuntary Emergency Admissions (IEA)

·         Court arraignments

·         Trials

·         Depositions

·         Judicial hearings