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Telehealth Helps Deliver Childhood Trauma Therapy: Children’s Advocacy Center Successfully Delivers Evidence-Based Treatment Virtually

Telehealth Helps Deliver Childhood Trauma Therapy: Children’s Advocacy Center Successfully Delivers Evidence-Based Treatment Virtually

Red River Children’s Advocacy Center uses telehealth to deliver Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, an evidence-based treatment for children and teenagers experiencing trauma.

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Preparing Students for a Telehealth Future

Preparing Students for a Telehealth Future

Wisconsin Area Health Education Center makes the transition to telehealth easier by providing training and education to future healthcare workers, equipping them with the skills, communication, and processes necessary for an effective and positive patient visit.

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Complementing Services Before and During COVID: Rural Provider Relies on Telehealth Technology to Deliver Better Care

Complementing Services Before and During COVID: Rural Provider Relies on Telehealth Technology to Deliver Better Care

Unity Medical Center has relied on telehealth to serve their rural patients for years and was well positioned to adapt to the pandemic, expanding their telehealth services to deliver routine care to nursing home patients and connect them with distant family members.

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When the Nation Catches Up: As COVID-19 Forces Big Players to Telehealth, Rural Healthcare Providers Benefit

When the Nation Catches Up: As COVID-19 Forces Big Players to Telehealth, Rural Healthcare Providers Benefit

McKenzie County Healthcare Systems already had the training, infrastructure, and staff necessary to expand their telehealth services when telehealth regulations relaxed during the pandemic. This improved patient access to safe and effective emergency care and specialist care.

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Telehealth Adds New Dimensions to Assisted Living: Good Samaritan Society Finds Creative Ways to Harness Technology to Serve Residents

Telehealth Adds New Dimensions to Assisted Living: Good Samaritan Society Finds Creative Ways to Harness Technology to Serve Residents

Evangelical Good Samaritan Society - Lakota, a post-acute rehabilitation and assisted living facility, uses virtual technology to provide their residents with high-quality acute and routine healthcare services, as well as improved connections with the greater community, during the pandemic.

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Hennepin Healthcare Focuses on Serving Most Vulnerable Patients: Level One Trauma Center Prioritizes Accessible Healthcare Delivery During COVID-19

Hennepin Healthcare Focuses on Serving Most Vulnerable Patients: Level One Trauma Center Prioritizes Accessible Healthcare Delivery During COVID-19

Hennepin Healthcare prioritizes health equity during the pandemic by creating more equitable technology platforms, improving communication between providers and their non-English speaking patients, and training resident doctors in virtual technology. Hennepin Healthcare is a Program Advisory Council (PAC) member of gpTRAC.

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Stretching Across the State: Telehealth Technology Allows Fairview to Expand Intensive Outpatient Program

Stretching Across the State: Telehealth Technology Allows Fairview to Expand Intensive Outpatient Program

M Health Fairview's mental health and addiction service line rapidly moved all adult programs to a virtual platform during COVID, and Fairview converted local transitional housing facilities into telemedicine hubs. Fairview has had multiple engagements with gpTRAC over the years, with more frequent consults during the pandemic.

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GPTRAC Provides Support and Resources: Center Promotes Telehealth Through Free Training, Consultation, and Outreach

GPTRAC Provides Support and Resources: Center Promotes Telehealth Through Free Training, Consultation, and Outreach

GPTRAC helps healthcare providers within its region develop and implement telehealth programs by providing free training, consultation, outreach activities, and a wealth of online resources.

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Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: Seeds of Virtual Healthcare Planted Decades Ago

Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: Seeds of Virtual Healthcare Planted Decades Ago

Telehealth technology has been used for decades to minimize travel and exposure for sick patients, provide remote monitoring for the chronically ill, maximize the reach of specialty resources, and provide care for rural Americans. The COVID-19 pandemic put telehealth service delivery into overdrive and promises to be a major turning point in future telehealth programs and initiatives.

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Rules, Regulation, and Reimbursement: Temporary Pandemic-Driven Changes Yield Greater Benefits

Rules, Regulation, and Reimbursement: Temporary Pandemic-Driven Changes Yield Greater Benefits

During COVID, local and federal governments relaxed telehealth regulations so health care providers can continue caring for their patients in safe and effective ways. These regulation changes include expanding the telehealth platforms allowed, relaxing state licensing rules, and allowing reimbursements for telehealth visits.

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