SM Healthcare in Oklahoma and St. Anthony Hospital expand their patient care to rural communities through the use of telemedicine technology. One such example is their tele-dermatology program which allows them to support primary care physicians by co-managing patient care and provide specialist advice for treatment plans. Renee Grau, the Medical Director at Saints Dermatology Center for Excellence comments that dermatology is one of the best applications for telemedicine, adding “…digital photography has become the stethoscope of the dermatologist…”.
OSU Reaches Rural Oklahoma Patients and Fills Clinician Shortages
HealthLeaders interviewed Rhett Stover, OSU Medicine's CEO about their telemedicine program to deliver care to rural patients through their Critical...