Teleophthalmology has an established track record. Two ophthalmologists talk about present and future realities for remote eye care technology.
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Topics: Healthcare workforce
Rural Eye Healthcare: Optometrist Explains the Benefits of the Medical Model of Optometry
Highlighting eye care as more than prescribing glasses, an optometrist explains how the medical model of optometry brings additional health benefits to rural patients.
Read MoreDomestic and Intimate Partner Violence: Some Do’s and Don’ts for Health Providers
In this in-depth story, multiple clinical issues surrounding domestic violence (DV) and intimate partner violence (IPV) in rural settings are discussed by providers, researchers, and those serving indigenous populations. Rural prevalence rates, provider knowledge gaps, and healthcare expenditures are also reviewed.
Read MoreTrauma Training Initiative Teaches Rural Laypeople How to “Stop the Bleed”
On average, rural residents wait twice as long for emergency medical services than urban residents. Stop the Bleed is a trauma training initiative that teaches laypeople how to pack wounds and apply tourniquets in order to improve survival rates until medical attention arrives.
Read MoreMaking the EHR Work: Rural Healthcare Organizations Use Data Extraction to Improve Patient Care
Electronic health records are central to rural healthcare providers’ and organizations’ transition to value-based care. Several rural organizations are using their EHR data to make changes for the patient populations they serve.
Read MoreStrengthening the Workforce to Improve Pregnancy Outcomes in Rural Areas
Obstetric services were available in 205 fewer rural hospitals in 2014 than in 2004. Realizing the importance of maternity and childbirth services, a CAH in Alaska works to keep its providers’ skills sharp and a rural OB-GYN residency program in Wisconsin is beginning to train a new generation of physicians.
Read MoreComprehensive Rural Population Health: Where is the General Surgeon?
Moving the conversation away from finances, advocates share why general surgery plays an important role in a comprehensive rural population health strategy by delivering the right care in the right place at the right time.
Read MoreThe Rural General Surgeon’s Partner: Rural Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists
Rural anesthesia providers partner with general surgeons to help deliver quality surgical care to rural patients.
Read MoreWhere Are They? Examining General Surgery Workforce Issues
With the nation’s general surgeons retiring and surgery residents choosing surgical specialties over a general surgery practice, experts are looking close at surgical workforce issues.
Read MoreOregon Washington Health Network and Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center “Tackle Everything” to Improve the Health of Local Community Members
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.
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