Mineral Community Hospital has a telestroke unit for emergency cardiac patients, and will soon have a telepsychiatry unit. Both help meet medical needs for rural patients. (Photo by Kathleen Woodford/Mineral Independent).
December 14, 2016
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December 14, 2016 2:01 p.m.
Technology is changing the way hospitals treat patients
The U.S. Senate last month passed the Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes (ECHO) Act. This legislation is aimed to increase access to healthcare in rural areas by authorizing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to study the Project ECHO model.