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.
A decentralized mobile telemedicine system is rectifying care disparities in rural Georgia
Lessons learned from implementation of a telestroke program
Communication applications, tech allow real-time feedback on critically ill patients; enable error-insulated hospital reporting
The agency gets paid whether its crews care for patients at home, or transport them to a clinic or an ED
Syracuse providers also can transport patients to urgent care centers to ease hospital ED overcrowding
How the latest partnerships between EMS and digital health providers are giving patients faster access to high-quality care through mobile integrated health
EMS providers are dispatched to the patient鈥檚 location to treat non-life-threatening conditions
Translating data into information, and information into action
Allentown EMS have been given iPads equipped with access to Lehigh Valley Health Network鈥檚 live video medical language interpreting service
3,213 EMS providers speak up about job satisfaction, effective leadership, safety and innovation in the EMS Trend Survey
Here鈥檚 how your agency can use telehealth and community paramedicine to deliver more personalized care to patients
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In addition to consulting with specialists, telehealth can also allow follow-up care as you treat and release patients in their homes
The Cleveland Clinic shares ET3 success with its Virtual Emergency Medicine Program
The measure would end some Medicare restrictions and extend emergency waivers
ET3 and COVID-19 have increased telehealth utilization to the benefit of patients and the healthcare system in rural Colorado
Empire BlueCross BlueShield and Mount Sinai Health System have reached an agreement to offer community paramedicine, ET3 and treat-in-place options
The Akron Fire Department was selected to participate in the CMS ET3 model and has utilized the technology more than 1,000 times since January
Learn where to find willing partners and payers for an EMS telehealth navigation program
Grant programs and relief funding to support telemedicine initiatives, technology and training offer continued financial assistance to eligible agencies
The cameras include a live-streaming capability that allows a doctor to log on to a server to view real-time footage and help render care
MD Ally allows first responders to conserve resources by triaging non-emergency patients to virtual care
The department began using the GoodSAM telemedicine program in December to assess some patients remotely
South Carolina researchers found that door-to-treatment time was cut by 18 minutes with in-ambulance telehealth consultation
Cities and counties will receive $130 billion in aid for COVID-19 response
Collaboration between EMS and receiving facilities has not only allowed medics to be part of the overall care team 鈥� it鈥檚 also given them a place in the continuum of care
NAEMT, IAFC and AAA leaders discuss vaccine hesitancy, PPE fatigue and treatment in place legislation
The on-demand ambulance company will be renamed DocGo and plans to invest further into its growing telehealth service
The Frontline Strong Together program will include peer support training, telehealth services and a statewide clearinghouse of resources
Connecting patients to advanced levels of care to provide the right level of intervention at the right time, in the right place
Acadian Ambulance will offer treatment in place and alternative destination transport ahead of the launch of ET3, in which Acadian will participate next month
Find out how telehealth applications can help expand the reach of out-of-hospital care to save more lives
Schenectady firefighter-paramedics armed with iPads will screen patients and then connect them to doctors to determine the best course of treatment
