The Next Generation in Web-based Laboratory
Telemedicine Consultation

The Secure Telecommunications Application Terminal Package system called STATPack allows spoke hospitals or diagnostic laboratories to send digital images of suspicious or unknown organisms electronically to a hub health laboratory for consultation. STATPack saves precious diagnostic time and eliminates the inherent risks of having the sample hand-delivered by courier to the hub laboratory.

The STATPack project is a collaborative effort among the information technology experts at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) at the Peter Kiewit Institute and health care professionals at the University Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) and the Nebraska Public Health Laboratory (NPHL). To date, NPHL has deployed 20 STATPack systems throughout Nebraska. In addition, the Oklahoma State Department of Health Public Health Laboratory and the Kansas Department of Health and Environment Laboratory have also deployed STATPacks across their states.

The STATPack application is an emergency response system for public health laboratories. It is intended to help clinical spoke laboratories become more prepared for a bioterrorism event or other public health emergency. Emergency alerts with rich diagnostic quality laboratory specimen images and text are securely communicated among laboratory experts.

What is STATPack? Secure Telecommunications Application Terminal Package It is an emergency response system that addresses critical health information and biosecurity needs. The STATPack system application is a secure, dedicated, HIPAA compliant, web-based network system that supports telecommunication connectivity of clinical health laboratories. The system architecture uses client/server technology and operates in a distributed environment. This connectivity allows for immediate communication and data transfer of urgent health information by transmitting images and text. The STATPack system hardware is shown above. Unique Capabilities: -Provides macro-visualization of difficult specimens -Produces specimen image of diagnostic quality (millimeter resolution) -Compliments a microscopic slide-based system -Provides a database of electronic messages and corresponding images. -Provides safe handling of biohazardous specimen using an airtight container to house diagnostic specimen and camera.

System Links Hospital with labs, health agency   (PDF Version)
by Jeff Mullen, CNHI News Service
Recently, a medical technician at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center was running tests on the blood of a patient when something unusual cropped up. "We saw a malarial parasite on a patient", said Barton Adiar, St. Mary's laboratory director.

Here you will find scenarios in which the STATPack was utilized.
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- Scenario 1: Bacillus spp. consultation - View

- Scenario 2: Fungal consultation - View

Currently, STATPacks are located across the states of Nebraska, Oklahoma and Kansas. To view a map of STATPack locations, click on the links below.

- Nebraska STATPacks - View

- Oklahoma STATPacks - View

- Kansas STATPacks - View

In Nebraska, remote health care and public health institutions may not have access to high speed networks. However, they have the option to be connected through the Nebraska Statewide Telehealth Network.

The STATPack system provides a means to integrate with this important service improving the quality, availability and accessibility of healthcare throughout the State of Nebraska.

Laboratories currently using STATPack via the Telehealth Network are Norfolk, Grand Island, Scottsbluff, Kearney, Fremont, O'Neill, Auburn, Beatrice, Alliance.

The following documents are available for more information.

Download the STATPack Brochure - Summer 2006 Brochure
Download the STATPack Poster - Sping 2007 Poster
Download the STATPack Poster - Spring 2006 Poster
Download the STATPack Poster - Spring 2005 Poster
Access news article on STATPack support on malaria case consultation

View more documents here.