The mission of the ATA Business and Finance SIG is to assess and develop business and financial strategies and practices required for assuring the sustainability and viability of programs providing telehealth services. This will be accomplished through:

• Developing guidelines for best practices.
• Recommending responses regarding proposed initiatives affecting telemedicine business practices to the ATA board.
• Providing education on the business of telemedicine.

SIG Leadership

Chair Nina Antoniotti, RN, MBA, PhD Program Manager-TeleHealth Marshfield Clinic TeleHealth Network 1000 N. Oak Avenue Marshfield, WI 54449 Phone: 715-389-3694 Email: antoniotti.nina@marshfieldclinic.org

Vice Chair Nancy Rowe Telemedicine Manager Northern Arizona Regional Behavioral Health Authority 1300 South Yale Street Flagstaff, AZ 86001 Phone: 928-214-2163 Email: Nancy.Rowe@narbha.org

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 

Immediate Past Co-Chair Denny Lordan Director, Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center 601 W. 1st Ave. Suite 200 Spokane, WA 99201 Ph: (509) 232-8121 Fax:(509) 232-8344 Email: lordand@inhs.org	Immediate Past Co-Chair Sam Burgiss, PhD Professor, Department of Radiology University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine 1110 Rain Tree Road Knoxville, TN 37923 Phone: 865-693-4962 Fax: 865-582-9146 Email: sburgiss@yahoo.com
Gail Barker, PhD, MBA Co-Director, Arizona Telemedicine Program Maricopa County 550 E. Van Buren Building 2 Phoenix, AZ 85004 Phone: 602-827-2119 or 602-827-2120 Email: barkerg@email.arizona.edu	Dena Puskin, ScD Director, Office for the Advancement of Telehealth Health Resources and Services Administration US Department of Health and Human Services 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 11A-16 Rockville, MD 20857 Phone: 301-443-0447 Email: dpuskin@hrsa.gov
William England, PhD, JD Director of Operations Universal Service Administrative Company, Rural Health Care Division 2120 L Street, NW Suite 600 Washington, DC 20037 Phone: 202-263-1624 Fax: 202-776-0080 Email: wengland@universalservice.org

SIG Communication Tools

• Business and Finance SIG Directory - A real-time listing of all active Business and Finance SIG members.
• Online Forum  - The Business and Finance SIG Online Forum is a resource for sharing information and fostering communication between SIG members and working groups. (Please note: you must be a member of ATA to participate in the Forum.)
• Listserv  - This listserv will send an email message to all members of the Business and Finance SIG. (Please note: you must send the message from the same email address listed in your ATA member profile--otherwise the message will not be delivered. You must be a member of the SIG to use the listserv. )

SIG Goals & Activities

• SIG Goals for 2009-2010 

SIG Products & Resources

• Telemedicine Reimbursement Central (In Development) - A comprehensive and accurate source for telemedicine reimbursement information, updated regularly by the Business & Finance SIG
• Business Plan Template (14 April 2008) - A document to assist in the business and strategic planning of telehealth programs
• Business Plan Budget Spreadsheet (14 April 2008) - An Excel speadsheet to acompany the Business Plan Template 
• NRH Center for Health & Disability Research Breakeven Analysis Tool: Financial Simulation to Telerehabilitation (2005)
• Breakeven Financial Simulation Tool (2006) - This simulation is designed for use by organizations planning to create new lines of service or considering expansion of current lines of service. It is intended to provide a snapshot of the cost of doing business for a particular point in time, with a specific set of variables
• Break Even Analysis Models (2006) - A presentation from Business and Finance SIG Forum at ATA 2006
• What Counts in Private Payer Determination of Telehealth Service Coverage Policy (8 May 2005) - A presentation from the Business and Finance SIG Forum at ATA 2005
• SIG Survey: Key Factors for Success (3 May 2004) - A brief analysis of responses from a Business and Finance SIG Questionnaire
• ATAwiki.com – A wiki for telehealth information sharing and collaboration

SIG Meetings

• Conference Call Minutes (9 August 2010)
• Audio Recording of Business and Finance SIG Conference Call (9 August 2010)
• Conference Call Minutes (12 July 2010)
• ATA Business and Finance SIG Monthly Conference Call (14 June 2010)
• ATA 2010 Annual Meeting SIG Forum Minutes (17 May 2010)
• Conference Call Minutes (10 October 2008)
• Conference Call Minutes (8 September 2008)

SIG participation is an exclusive benefit to ATA members. If you are interested in joining this group, contact the chair, email ATA at membership@americantelemed.org or call ATA at 202-223-3333.