Website Search Results for: telehealth
1601 webpages matched your search. Here are matches 1381 - 1390:
Date: Jun 15, 2022
For the 240,000 rural Americans with complete kidney failure, it's likely that very few knew they even had kidney disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, kidney disease is usually silent; 90% of people with kidney disease don't know they have it. With research pointing to the high costs of kidney disease for pediatric and adult patients alike — mostly covered by Medicare — experts and researchers discuss rural disparities around access to disease-stabilizing treatment and to renal replacement therapies. - The Rural Monitor
...telehealth program for their patients in Orofino and Cottonwood . He shared patient perceptions around the themes...
Date: Oct 2, 2024
Rural people with disabilities face barriers to healthcare, such as transportation, inaccessible buildings, and providers' lack of experience or confidence treating this patient population. Experts, including a public health department in Montana and a disability and health program in New Hampshire, discuss these barriers and ways to improve accessibility and communication with patients with disabilities. - The Rural Monitor
...Telehealth Guidance and Resources: Communication Access for Deaf, Hard of Hearing and DeafBlind Patients and their...
Date: Oct 2020
Highlights the challenges of reaching migrant and seasonal farmworkers with public health information during the COVID-19 pandemic. Discuses migrants' lack of broadband internet as an inhibitor to migrants' ability to access both healthcare and public health information.
...Association, 108(4), 651-655 10/2020 Agricultural health and safety · Broadband · COVID-19 · Migrants · Public health · Telehealth...
Date: Jan 2017
Highlights the improvement in access to eye care and screening services for veterans as a result of the Technology-based Eye Care Services (TECS), a quality improvement project developed by the Atlanta Veterans Affairs (VA). Provides data on patient demographics, eye care service, and diagnoses broken down by Rural-Urban Commuting Area.
...Health, 17(1), 4045 01/2017 Access · Health screening · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Telehealth · Veterans...
Date: Oct 4, 2023
Rural hospitals are becoming increasingly vulnerable to attempts to penetrate information systems to create havoc, steal data, or hold information "hostage" for a monetary ransom. Two Critical Access Hospital leaders discuss attacks at their organizations and how they are working to prevent future attacks. An information technology compliance expert also highlights actions organizations can take to better protect themselves from cyber-attacks. - The Rural Monitor
...telehealth equipment, as well as high-tech radiology like CT and MRI machines, allow rural...
Date: Jun 13, 2018
The Oregon Washington Health Network and the Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center are addressing behavioral health challenges through peer counselors and heart disease/cancer prevention through community education. In addition, they're collaborating with local healthcare facilities and medical schools to improve recruitment and retention. - The Rural Monitor
...telehealth program, funded by Cambia Health Foundation, with Yellowhawk and three other hospitals. The program...
Date: Jan 11, 2023
Oklahoma State University's College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation prepares future doctors to work in rural and tribal settings where healthcare workers are in short supply. - The Rural Monitor
...telehealth has proven to be a helpful tool for some communities, it isn't a reliable...
Date: Aug 23, 2023
The FORHP Rural Public Health Workforce Training Network works to expand public health capacity in rural and tribal areas through job development, training, and placement. Three grantees — a career ladder program in Missouri, a respiratory therapy program in Texas, and a health IT program in Virginia — share stories of changing individuals' lives as well as keeping local talent in their healthcare facilities and communities. - The Rural Monitor
...telehealth technical support, community paramedicine, and case management and/or respiratory therapy. Three grantees — the WORC...
Date: Mar 21, 2018
An important aspect of the opioid crisis is opioid use disorder. This in-depth story focuses on the science behind the disorder and the use of an evidence-based treatment: MAT, or medication-assisted treatment. - The Rural Monitor
...telehealth connections is education." But MAT's counseling services can be delivered with virtual connections...
Date: Sep 17, 2025
A national recruitment organization, state behavioral health organizations in Nebraska and South Carolina, and a mental health center CEO in Michigan discuss the challenges in recruiting and retaining mental health professionals in rural areas and share solutions. - The Rural Monitor
...telehealth options. In addition, hiring facilities should tell job candidates about professional development opportunities such...