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Susan
Makela, BSN, MPA
Director of Telehealth
Marquette General Health System
Susan
currently serves as the Director of Telehealth at Marquette General
Health System. As the director of telehealth she oversees both the
operations and administrative offices for telehealth and provides
leadership to the entire Upper Peninsula Telehealth Network (UPTN).
Susan's responsibilities include collaborating with partners and
contractors with expansion opportunities for telehealth, resource
on issues of reimbursement, policies/procedures, regulatory and
legal issues related to clinical telemedicine applications within
and outside of the UPTN. This requires the management and evaluation
of all telehealth activities within the network ensuring that telehealth
enhances the organizations mission, vision and philosophy of accessible
quality healthcare.
Susan
previously served as the Director of Clinical Telehealth and Director
of the OAT (Office for the Advancement of Telehealth) grant. This
federally funded grant provided the impetus for the development
of clinical telemedicine applications within the Upper Peninsula
Telehealth Network.
Susan holds a Master's Degree in Public Administration with a health
care concentration from Northern Michigan University and a Bachelor's
of Science in Nursing degree from Eastern Michigan University. Susan
received her Associated degree in nursing from Washtenaw Community
College in Ypsilanti Michigan and her Licensed Practical nursing
degree from Gogebic Community College in Ironwood Michigan. Susan
began employment at Marquette General Health System in 1993 as the
nurse liaison for Home Health, then as the nurse manager for the
Intermediate Care Unit from 1995-2001. In addition, Susan is an
ACLS instructor, Development Dimensions International (DDI) facilitator,
and teaches EKG interpretation classes. Susan is a member of both
the American Telemedicine Association and the American Association
of Critical Care Nurses.
Fax:
906.225.7696
Voice:
906.225.3218
E-Mail:
smakela@mgh.org
For
more information:
E-mail : sdavis@mgh.org
Voice : 906-225-3120
Fax : 906-225-3842
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