Telemedicine
Often, transportation is a barrier to receiving healthcare, which means EMS become that transportation even when the medical problem itself is non-urgent. Telemedicine, using technology to connect patients to healthcare practitioners remotely, can be used to triage patients, decreasing non-emergent ambulance transports, or to enable a higher level of care when access or distance prevent physical assessment.
The rising adoption of telemedicine is increasing the use of pulse oximeters, blood pressure monitors, temperature monitoring devices and glucose monitoring devices for remote patient monitoring
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The Missouri EMS Association will use funds to put mobile integrated healthcare networks in six communities in Missouri and Kansas
The grant connected seven rural Waushara County EMS stations via video for training and equipped vehicles with mobile hotspots and telehealth systems
Southwest Minnesota EMS Corp. will use the funding, along with Avel eCare’s EMS telemedicine services, to improve rural care
Telemedicine, remote patient monitoring and mobile diagnostic tools enhance access, empowering EMS to deliver quality care on the spot
First responders will have instant virtual access to emergency physicians, paramedics and nurses for guidance and support while en route to hospitals
A decentralized mobile telemedicine system is rectifying care disparities in rural Georgia
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Whitfield Regional and University of Alabama at Birmingham hospitals are collaborating on a new method of patient treatment
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