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The Influence of Telehealth for Better Health Across Communities

Description
Describes the use of Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO), a videoconferencing peer learning application used by healthcare providers in predominantly rural areas of Missouri for the treatment of COVID-19–positive patients with chronic diseases such as diabetes, COPD, and hypertension. Discusses implications for public health and ways to optimize health system performance.
Author(s)
Jane A. McElroy, Tamara M. Day, Mirna Becevic
Citation
Preventing Chronic Disease, 17
Date
07/2020
Type
Document
Tagged as
COVID-19 · Chronic disease management · Telehealth · Missouri