TeleMedicine for Healthy Deliveries
TeleMedicine for Healthy Deliveries: use telemedicine to connect phyicians who specialize in high-risk pregnancies with providers who deliver babies, and let the high-risk specialists support those providers who want or need help, and improve maternal health and fetal outcomes while reducing costs and increasing patient satisfaction.
About You
Section 1: About You
First Name
Chris
Last Name
Darnell
Website
Organization
Country
United States
Are you an individual between the ages of 18 and 35 who would like to apply for a nine month Young Champions Program mentored by an Ashoka Fellow?
Section 2: About Your Organization
Organization Name
Organization Website
Organization Phone
Organization Address
Organization Country
The information you provide here will be used to fill in any parts of your profile that have been left blank, such as interests, organization information, and website. No contact information will be made public. Please uncheck here if you do not want this to happen..
Your idea
Name Your Project
TeleMedicine for Healthy Deliveries
Country your work focuses on
Describe Your Idea
TeleMedicine for Healthy Deliveries: use telemedicine to connect phyicians who specialize in high-risk pregnancies with providers who deliver babies, and let the high-risk specialists support those providers who want or need help, and improve maternal health and fetal outcomes while reducing costs and increasing patient satisfaction.
Website URL
Innovation
What makes your idea unique?
The model isn't unique; however, the idea of using this approach to improve maternal as well as fetal health around the world is worth noting. Success would make such a positive impact on individuals, families, communities, countries, and the world.
Do you have a patent for this idea?
No
Impact
This Entry is about (Issues)
What impact have you had?
I was instrumental in helping to set-up a similar program locally.
Problem
It's addressing the lack of accessibility to quality health care, which impacts maternal health, and, as it relates to my project, fetal outcomes, health care expenses, and patient satisfaction.
Actions
Have successfully implemented a successful pilot project. The model works.
Results
Telemedicine can connect high-risk physician specialists with physicians or other providers who deliver babies in areas that are without such specialty care and often times in rural and underserved locations.
What will it take for your project to be successful over the next three years? Please address each year separately, if possible.
1: Need to set-up telemedicine monitors at the home-base and then the targeted distant location. This will enable the process to take place.
2: Then, it's a matter of tracking the outcomes for research and sharing purposes.
3: Process improvement and expansion.
What would prevent your project from being a success?
Nothing. Simply need the resources to get started.
How many people will your project serve annually?
What is the average monthly household income in your target community, in US Dollars?
Does your project seek to have an impact on public policy?
Yes
Sustainability
What stage is your project in?
Idea phase
Is your organization a
Is your initiative connected to an established organization?
Yes
If yes, provide organization name.
How long has this organization been operating?
Does your organization have a Board of Directors or an Advisory Board?
Yes
Does your organization have a non-monetary partnerships with NGOs?
Does your organization have a non-monetary partnerships with businesses?
Does your organization have a non-monetary partnerships with government?
Please tell us more about how these partnerships are critical to the success of your innovation.
Essentially, my project requires the participation of maternal fetal medicine specialists and then the technology for telemedicine. That's it.
What are the three most important actions needed to grow your initiative or organization?
1. Need financial support for the technology. Approx $40,000.
2. Need some compensation for time/ effort for physicians. Approx $40,000.
3. That's it.
The Story
What was the defining moment that you led to this innovation?
While listening to a presentation on telestroke, I realized that we could use the same model to improve perinatal care, bettering both maternal and fetal outcomes locally, nationally and internationally.
Tell us about the social innovator behind this idea.
Approximately 300 words left (2400 characters).
How did you first hear about Changemakers?
If through another, please provide the name of the organization or company
 | 112 weeks agoMehzabin Ahmed said: I think TeleMedicine could be a great idea even for developing countries like Bangladesh. Bangladesh has an 80% mobile (or cell) phone ... about this Competition Entry. - read more > |
| 113 weeks agoBre Booren said: I agree completely with all of the comments above and how this is such a great idea! The one thing I was wondering is who would you be ... about this Competition Entry. - read more > |
| 119 weeks agoNaveen Shakir said: Thanks for your submission! While this is not a new idea, it’s a great approach to improving women’s access to health services. We would ... about this Competition Entry. - read more > |
| 120 weeks agoChris Darnell said: Thanks for the feedback. This proposal isn't an end-all solution; however, it's a step towards improvement. The questions you raise are ... about this Competition Entry. - read more > |
| 120 weeks agoJake Miller said: While the lack of equipment is a problem, I do not think that is what this entry is trying to address. Whether or not the equipment is ... about this Competition Entry. - read more > |
| 121 weeks agoFaatemehzahraa Ahmadi said: That’ s an interesting idea, but could you tell me how TeleMedicine can compensate the lack of some equipment which is necessary ... about this Competition Entry. - read more > |
| 123 weeks agoZola Ndimande said: This idea is fantastic! Its sort of like having a 911 practioner talking you through everything....Babies have been deliverd in this way ... about this Competition Entry. - read more > |
| 123 weeks agoMeg Wirth said: This is what we've been looking for! http://www.d-tree.org/index.php?pid=80 D-tree International is working to develop algorithms ... about this Competition Entry. - read more > |
| 123 weeks agoMeg Wirth said: While telemedicine is helpful for prenatal screening, much of the literature shows that you can't readily predict who will have ... about this Competition Entry. - read more > |
| 124 weeks agoMaria Pedro said: I just wanted to say that this is a great idea and that it would help a lot of women in the world. about this Competition Entry. - read more > |
