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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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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