Rural Monitor Search Results for: telehealth
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Date: Mar 13, 2024
Studies find that rural people have higher rates of hearing loss than urban people but face significant barriers to care. Experts from a hearing clinic in South Dakota, a telehealth program in Alaska, and a nationally available agriculture safety program discuss these barriers, ways to improve access to hearing care, and the importance of hearing conservation. - The Rural Monitor
...Telehealth for follow-up care Jorgensen said that telehealth appointments are better suited for follow...
Date: Feb 21, 2024
CommHIT, a nonprofit based at the Kennedy Space Center, has worked at the intersection of rural health and technology for over a decade. Now, as an awardee of the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) Rural Public Health Workforce Training Network (RPHWTN) grant program, the organization is assisting Florida partners with workforce development initiatives and technology-related training programs. - The Rural Monitor
...telehealth navigators, and community paramedics. It's affecting communities in more ways than just improving...
Date: Feb 7, 2024
Hoarding disorder can lead to serious health risks and a hazardous home environment, with older adults especially vulnerable – but in rural places, diagnosing and treating the condition can be a challenge. - The Rural Monitor
...telehealth calls. Ferrante says the growing popularity of telehealth post-2020 has made it easier...
Date: Nov 29, 2023
Old Dominion University's new mobile clinic is bridging care gaps in underserved communities while providing clinical opportunities to nursing students. - The Rural Monitor
...Telehealth Innovation, Education and Research (C-TIER) in the School of Nursing, knew she wanted...
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: Sep 6, 2023
In rural communities, where funding is often limited and mental health resources may be scarce, ensuring incarcerated people have access to needed care can be a challenge. - The Rural Monitor
...telehealth program at nearby Texas A&M University, Hensley immediately began to wonder how the technology...
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: Apr 5, 2023
As Program Chief of the Office of Rural Mental Health Research, Dawn Morales, PhD, discusses recent stressors such as the financial impact of natural disasters on farmers and ranchers as well as the loss of revered elders in indigenous communities due to COVID-19. She also stresses the importance of cultural competency in mental healthcare and rural-specific protective factors. - The Rural Monitor
...telehealth and the parent will be able to administer it with the clinician guiding them...
Date: Jan 25, 2023
Rural teens face a higher prevalence of behavior problems, anxiety, and suicide rates than their urban peers, but there are fewer behavioral health providers in rural areas to help these teens. A trauma therapist in rural West Virginia and a school program in rural Wisconsin incorporate teenagers' strengths and interests and connect them with trusted adults in order to improve their mental health. - The Rural Monitor
...Telehealth can help connect rural teenagers to specialists in urban areas, but the behavioral health...
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...