Skip to main content
 

Telehealth fills void when weather emergencies disrupt normal provider-patient experience

When Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, Nemours Children’s Health System was eager to help out through its CareConnect virtual care platform. All it needed was the green light for Nemours providers, who aren’t licensed in Texas, to practice medicine in the state. Then Gov. Greg Abbott declared a state of emergency.

“Once that [barrier] was lifted, it basically took five minutes to flip a switch on our technology platform to where we could have our providers available in the state of Texas,” says Carey Officer, administrator of telehealth for Nemours CareConnect.

In the midst of torrential flooding and winds that destroyed homes and displaced thousands of people along Texas’ Gulf Coast and parts of Florida during Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, telehealth was a lifeline for people needing nonemergency care.

Continue reading at: https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/telehealth-fills-void-when-weather-emergencies-disrupt-normal-provider-pati-1/508252/

More News

  • Why Do the Principals of Cardeation Capital Think Joining Forces Makes Sense for Innovation?

    Click the link below to listen: Medtech Talk Podcast hosted by Tom…

  • The American Heart Association’s Innovative Solution Personalizes Cardiovascular Condition Management With Tailored Engagement to Improve Population Wellness and Reduce Readmissions

    DALLAS, April 9, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Patients battling cardiovascular diseases, and even people hoping…

  • Data Science Drives Education and Insights to People with Diabetes and High Blood Pressure

    Livongo Joins American Heart Association’s Center for Health Technology and Innovation to…

  • GoMo Health Teams Up with the American Heart Association to Beat Cardiovascular Disease

    GoMo Health is excited to announce that we are joining the American…

Sign up for our mailing list