How Teletrauma Could Improve Rural Care, Decrease Costs

November 25, 2024

How Teletrauma Could Improve Rural Care, Decrease Costs

Teletrauma is a promising approach to improve access to health care expertise using remote consultation. It can bring expertise from a trauma center to injured patients in a non-trauma center, but experts say it is underutilized.

Additionally, telemedicine is enhancing emergency care in rural South Dakota, and the VA has proposed eliminating telehealth copays and expanding access for rural veterans.

Click on the Links Below to Read More:

• UAB research shows lack of Teletrauma use in rural areas; more use could improve care and decrease costs
• Two Years of Telemedicine in Motion: Enhancing Emergency Care Across South Dakota
• VA proposes to eliminate copays for telehealth, expand access to telehealth for rural Veterans