Rural Monitor Search Results for: telehealth
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Date: Nov 24, 2021
When Henry County Medical Center (HCMC) and the community of Paris, Tennessee, wanted to combat behavioral and mental health challenges in their community, they used the technical assistance and resources provided by the Delta Region Community Health Systems Development (DRCHSD) program to address their needs. - The Rural Monitor
...telehealth. This project, because they are showing community members showing their emotions — people connected, and it gave...
Date: Oct 20, 2021
A common health condition, epilepsy impacts rural populations in many ways, including the ability to drive. Medical and public health experts join an advocacy organization to review the condition's impact and outline rural management approaches — including seizure first aid. - The Rural Monitor
...telehealth," she said. "We would be able to do similar with what we do for stroke...
Date: Jul 14, 2021
Essentia Health created the Remote Patient Monitoring program to allow some patients to recover at home while still having access to medical attention. Program launch was accelerated to treat COVID-19 patients, but Essentia plans to continue the program after the pandemic to treat other chronic diseases. - The Rural Monitor
...telehealth visits with their provider. Participants also receive equipment like blood pressure cuffs and pulse...
Date: Jun 30, 2021
On the list of leading causes of death, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, impacts millions of rural Americans and their quality of life. Though limited treatments are available for COPD, research indicates that pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) provides major benefits, yet is currently under-prescribed and facing challenges from COVID-19 and from reimbursement policies. Researchers discuss the potential that tele-PR might bring to rural areas, and rural healthcare leaders highlight the benefits of their PR programs for service areas. - The Rural Monitor
...telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic has provided care to many people — especially in rural...
Date: Jun 16, 2021
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, is a condition that continues to steal rural America's breath. Researchers, philanthropists, and healthcare professionals talk about new rural research efforts and the impact of COVID-19 on COPD. Also discussed is the importance of pulmonary rehabilitation, an impactful treatment long known to improve quality of life and now backed by new research proving it decreases death rates in select patients. - The Rural Monitor
...telehealth. These remote PR programs can have a profound impact on COPD treatment since many...
Date: May 19, 2021
In rural Virginia, Tri-Area Community Health puts their own spin on the integrated care model to better serve their communities. - The Rural Monitor
...telehealth settings as well as in person: “I've been trained to administer bilateral movements...
Date: Apr 28, 2021
Fast, reliable broadband is essential for people to access telehealth and patient portals as well as work and study from home, but rural and tribal areas fall behind urban and suburban areas in terms of broadband deployment and speed. Organizations in Alabama, Colorado, and Kentucky share how broadband affects their work and their patients' care. - The Rural Monitor
...telehealth capabilities, through countywide broadband in a Colorado community; a wide range of telehealth services...
Date: Feb 10, 2021
Graham Adams, PhD, Chief Executive Officer of the South Carolina Office of Rural Health (SCORH), shares how his office is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and addressing social determinants of health like employment. - The Rural Monitor
...telehealth reimbursement rates for FQHCs and RHCs, trying to make sure that folks understand the resources...
Date: Feb 3, 2021
Aaron Wernham and Scott Malloy of the Montana Healthcare Foundation share how their foundation responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by providing technical assistance, organizing webinars to clarify emergency declaration orders, and creating a grant application assistance initiative. - The Rural Monitor
...telehealth component. There was kind of a blanket waiver regarding telehealth. Restrictions were lifted for where...
Date: Feb 3, 2021
Foundations with a rural health focus share how they're addressing immediate and long-term issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Besides funding, these foundations provide technical assistance, convening of partners, and other services so their grantees can continue previous projects or focus on COVID. - The Rural Monitor
...telehealth, and other services. While the pandemic seems to have put life on pause, issues...