Avel eCare Extends Crisis Care Services To Individual Law Enforcement Officers
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Avel eCare Extends Crisis Care Services To Individual Law Enforcement Officers

Avel eCare, the nation's leading provider of clinician-to-clinician telemedicine services, announced it is extending its Crisis Care services to include free access for law enforcement officers.  Sheriff's offices and police departments currently using Avel eCare Crisis Care can now connect with behavioral health professionals 24/7 for personal support. 

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Putting Telemedicine in Motion; First-of-its-Kind Program Keeps Ambulances Connected in the Field
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Putting Telemedicine in Motion; First-of-its-Kind Program Keeps Ambulances Connected in the Field

A new $1.7 million state program is changing that. Launched late last year, Telemedicine in Motion is a South Dakota Department of Health initiative in partnership with Sioux Falls-based telemedicine provider, Avel eCare. The program enables participating EMS companies to get round-the-clock virtual access to Avel's team of board-certified emergency physicians and nurses in real time, in the field.

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South Dakota Announces Next Generation Of EMS Services
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South Dakota Announces Next Generation Of EMS Services

The South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) is pleased to announce the launch of a new telehealth partnership between DOH, Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Agencies, and Sioux Falls-based telemedicine provider, Avel eCare. This initiative will use telemedicine to transform the delivery of care provided to patients throughout the state. During the 2022 Legislative session, Governor Noem requested, and the South Dakota Legislature approved, three funding initiatives to infuse up to $20 million into EMS in South Dakota. Telemedicine in Motion is one of the three initiatives, with a budget of $1.7 million dollars. Avel eCare was selected after a nationwide Request for Proposals process.

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Indian Health Service Expands Telemedicine Partnership With Avel eCare
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Indian Health Service Expands Telemedicine Partnership With Avel eCare

Avel eCare today announced it has entered into a new strategic partnership with the Indian Health Services (IHS), a department within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). This partnership enables Avel eCare to deliver telemedicine services to more than 145,000 American Indians and Alaska Natives in the rural Midwest health network for the next five years and expands the existing program to include sexual assault medical forensic exams (eSANE) and psychiatric support for emergency departments in the Great Plains Area.

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