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Telehealth for Rural EMS

National Rural Health Resource Center (The Center)

This telehealth webinar was the fifth of a six-part series for Flex Fiscal Year 2021 and focused on rural telehealth topics to build state Flex Program knowledge and understanding of the use of telehealth for the provision of Telehealth for Rural EMS.

 

Following this webinar, participants were able to:

  • Describe how the use of telehealth benefits rural ambulance services.
  • Discuss the financial considerations of telehealth for rural ambulance services when there isn’t reimbursement for it.
  • Relate telehealth implementation tips for rural ambulance services.
  • Recognize support available to rural ambulance services interested in utilizing telehealth.

 Speaker:

  • Matt Zavadsky, MedStar Mobile Healthcare
  • Jill Bullock, Arizona Flex Program

This event is supported by the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) and coordinated by the Technical Assistance & Services Center (TASC), a program of the National Rural Health Resource Center (The Center).

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