Rural telehealth resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2009 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/telehealth/ Detroit Free Press, (MI) article tells how videoconferencing -- telepsychiatry -- is an effective way to treat families where doctors may be an hour away, and as crucial as telemedicine is in meeting health needs in underserved areas, U.S. Rep. Bart Stupak, a Menominee Democrat, has cosponsored a bill increasing funding and reimbursement for health providers to expand these services. http://www.freep.com/article/20091115/NEWS05/911150525/1001/rss01 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:16:44 CST http://www.freep.com/article/20091115/NEWS05/911150525/1001/rss01 Describes Medicaire benefits in terms of care via telehealth services received by patients in rural health professional shortage areas. -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/TelehealthSrvcsfctsht.pdf Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:21:56 CST http://www.cms.hhs.gov/MLNProducts/downloads/TelehealthSrvcsfctsht.pdf Green Valley News & Sun, (AZ) article tells of a new facility in Phoenix, known as the T-Health Institute, that will help train doctors in telemedicine and allow practitioners to treat patients in rural communities. http://www.gvnews.com/articles/2009/11/07/news/35atelemed.txt Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:31:42 CST http://www.gvnews.com/articles/2009/11/07/news/35atelemed.txt U.S. Senator Tom Udall, D-N.M. today introduced legislation, the Rural TECH (Telemedicine Enhancing Community Health) Act of 2009, to increase access to health care for rural Americans who often dont have medical specialists in their communities or must travel long distances for care. http://tomudall.senate.gov/record.cfm?id=319690 Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:09:49 CST http://tomudall.senate.gov/record.cfm?id=319690 Bangor Daily News, (ME) article tells of teletrauma," a powerful new technology that lends the resources of Maines second-largest trauma center to the smallest and farthest-flung of the states community hospitals. http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/127905.html Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:40:47 CST http://www.bangordailynews.com/detail/127905.html The Health Resources and Services Administration has awarded a three year, $1.1 million grant to the University of Minnesota for the Great Plains Telehealth Resource and Assistance Center (GPTRAC). http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=12409 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:08:07 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=12409 Assists rural health care providers, facilities, and organizations to better utilize and implement telehealth technology. Provides sample documents in clinical applications, education, IT operational and administrative manuals, and technical and individual consulting. -- Office for the Advancement of Telehealth http://www.avera.org/avera/gptrac/index.aspx Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:26:52 CST http://www.avera.org/avera/gptrac/index.aspx Describes a study and medical trial that will work to provide telepsychology services for depressed, elderly veterans living in rural America. -- BioMed Central http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2681467/?tool=pubmed Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:26:50 CST http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2681467/?tool=pubmed A guide for the effective and meaningful use of electronic health records (EHRs) and to tap into the available incentives under Medicare and Medicaid stimulus funds. -- Minnesota Department of Health http://www.health.state.mn.us/e-health/summit/g4effectiveuse2009.pdf Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:24:39 CST http://www.health.state.mn.us/e-health/summit/g4effectiveuse2009.pdf A guide to help providers meet Minnesotas 2011 e-prescribing mandate and to tap into incentives under Medicare and Medicaid stimulus funds. -- Minnesota Department of Health http://www.health.state.mn.us/e-health/summit/g3e-prescribing2009.pdf Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:18:45 CST http://www.health.state.mn.us/e-health/summit/g3e-prescribing2009.pdf Describes how telemedicine initiatives are an integral part to health reform strategies. Identifies the benefits of telemedicine to rural communities. -- American Telemedicine Association http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1089/tmj.2009.9960 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:37:55 CST http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1089/tmj.2009.9960 A comprehensive, international, quality-filtered resource for information about telemedicine, telehealth, and telemedicine/telehealth related activities. http://trc.telemed.org/ Fri, 27 Feb 2009 16:31:32 CST http://trc.telemed.org/ Provides information on grant projects available, offers a searchable database of all grants, has links to the websites of nearly 300 TOP (Technology Opportunities Program) grantees, and connects to a resource center for current TOP grantees. Programs focus on telehealth and telemedicine initiatives. -- Technology Opportunities Program http://www.ntia.doc.gov/TOP/grants/funding_topics/health_grants.htm Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:37:20 CST http://www.ntia.doc.gov/TOP/grants/funding_topics/health_grants.htm Describes the prevalence and importance of the role telemedicine has in treating cancer patients living in rural areas. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/fall08.php#telemedicine Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:29:04 CST http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/fall08.php#telemedicine Seeks to explain some of the most common forms of telemedicine used in rural areas today and determine their importance to the local economy. -- National Center for Rural Health Works http://www.ruralhealthworks.org/downloads/Economic/Telemedicine_EI_Study.pdf Fri, 15 Feb 2008 08:25:28 CST http://www.ruralhealthworks.org/downloads/Economic/Telemedicine_EI_Study.pdf Looks at the usability of Internet health promotion programs by rural people with disabilities. -- Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities http://rtc.ruralinstitute.umt.edu/health/telehealth%20promotion.html Tue, 04 Dec 2007 14:50:47 CST http://rtc.ruralinstitute.umt.edu/health/telehealth%20promotion.html Describes the five regional Telehealth Resource Centers which serve as a focal point for advancing effective use of telehealth technologies in their respective communities and regions of the nation. -- Great Plains Telehealth Resource and Assistance Center http://www.avera.org/avera/gptrac/resources/trc.aspx Fri, 31 Aug 2007 14:33:20 CST http://www.avera.org/avera/gptrac/resources/trc.aspx Provides summaries of current and completed rural health research projects and related publications addressing the topic of telehealth, produced by the Office of Rural Health Policy's funded rural health research centers. -- Rural Health Research Gateway http://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/topics/100000091/ Wed, 02 May 2007 13:25:02 CST http://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/topics/100000091/ Provides information to assist in the planning oftelehealth and telemedicine projects for ruralcommunity and migrant health centers andother health care organizations. Includes a step-by-step telehealth planning process. -- National Rural Health Association http://199.237.254.34/pubs/pdf/Telehealth.pdf Fri, 15 Dec 2006 00:00:00 CST http://199.237.254.34/pubs/pdf/Telehealth.pdf Provides information meant assist health care providers adopt and use health information technology. Includes documents, Web links, funded HIT project outcomes, and funding opportunity announcements. -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://healthit.ahrq.gov/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=562&&PageID=5663&mode=2&in_hi_userid=3882&cached=true Fri, 27 Oct 2006 00:00:00 CST http://healthit.ahrq.gov/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=562&&PageID=5663&mode=2&in_hi_userid=3882&cached=true Describes the implementation of the North Dakota state wide rural telepharmacy project. North Dakota became the first state to pass administrative rules allowing the practice of telepharmacy. -- Risk Management and Patient Safety Institute http://www.raconline.org/pdf/rural_hospitals_and_telepharmacy.pdf Tue, 28 Mar 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.raconline.org/pdf/rural_hospitals_and_telepharmacy.pdf