Success Stories
Telehealth Success Stories from the perspectives of patients, health care providers and telehealth professionals.
Versatile Technology Enhances Care Close to Home
Posted: February 21, 2008
Minnesota Telehealth Network
At Tri-County Hospital (TCH) in Wadena, MN orthopedic and dermatology consults make up the majority of visits in their busy telemedicine department. Pediatric... Read More >>
Early Adopter to Telehealth Leader
Posted: February 21, 2008
Minnesota Telehealth Network
Tri-County Hospital (TCH) became one of the first Minnesota hospitals to implement telehealth technology, when the facility received a grant through the University of... Read More >>
A New Reality TV Series: Telehealth
Posted: February 21, 2008
Minnesota Telehealth Network
Several years ago, when his ladder slipped, a man stretched to catch himself. He heard something rip — his left arm’s bicep tendon and rotator cuff. Ken, a construction... Read More >>
Multi Disciplinary IDS Dermatology Consultation
Posted: February 12, 2008
Avera
In February 2008, an infectious disease specialist (IDS) practicing in Sioux Falls was requested to consult via telemedicine with regards to an unexplained rash for a pediatric... Read More >>
Videophones Enhance Care; Keep Loved Ones Connected
Posted: February 1, 2008
Minnesota Telehealth Network
“There were doubts that elders would be willing or capable of embracing telemedicine technology” said Caren Winkels, registered nurse manager at Tri-county Hospital Home Health Care... Read More >>
Telemedicine Consultation Helps Surgeon Prepare for Emergency Surgery
Posted: February 1, 2008
Minnesota Telehealth Network
A timely and proper diagnosis and treatment plan are critical to orthopedic cases, particularly in cases of complex injury. Bill Wilson, Sebeka fire chief, arrived at Tri-County Hospital (TCH), Wadena (MN) in 1999 with... Read More >>
Medical Specialists Embrace Telemedicine After Attending Showcase Event
Posted: February 1, 2008
Minnesota Telehealth Network
Various demonstrations of telemedicine provided by Minnesota Telehealth Network led to the Telemedicine Showcase, a demonstration and education event for Minnesota health care providers in August, 2007... Read More >>
Health Screenings Demonstrate Telehealth Technology; Value of Early Detection
Posted: February 1, 2008
Minnesota Telehealth Network
Hundreds of Minnesota State Fair visitors have learned the importance of early detection of skin diseases, particularly harmful conditions such as basal cell carcinoma, thanks to a unique program provided by Minnesota Telehealth... Read More >>
Mom and Baby Bond by Video Technology
Posted: February 1, 2008
Minnesota Telehealth Network
In 2006, Zoi Hills, Project Manager for the Fairview-University of Minnesota Telemedicine Network, received an urgent call from the nurse lead of the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) asking her to set up a video conference between... Read More >>
Video Conferencing Puts Hospitalized Mother at Newborn’s Bedside
Posted: February 1, 2008
Minnesota Telehealth Network
For pregnant women with cardiomyopathy, it is necessary to have a Caesarean section in a facility that is prepared for cardiovascular emergency.
In October 2007, a soon-to-be-mother with cardiomyopathy... Read More >>
Telepharmacy Provides Round-the-Clock Coverage for 7 Rural Hospitals
Posted: January 31, 2008
North Dakota Telepharmacy Project
One of the greatest challenges facing the profession of pharmacy today is delivery of pharmacy services to small rural hospitals. In September 2004, the first three hospital telepharmacy sites joined the North Dakota Telepharmacy... Read More >>
North Dakota Turns to Telehealth to Address Pharmacy Services Crisis
Posted: January 31, 2008
North Dakota Telepharmacy Project
Like other mostly rural states across the country, North Dakota has experienced a pharmacy services crisis. In 2000, the North Dakota Board of Pharmacy determined that more than 25 rural community pharmacies in the state... Read More >>
Staff and Residents Enjoy Benefits of Distance Learning Network
Posted: January 31, 2008
Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, founded in 1922, is the largest not-for-profit long-term care organization in the United States. The Society owns or manages Christian Communities of Care in 24 states, employs over... Read More >>
Telehealth Improves Quality of Care
Posted: January 31, 2008
Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
Bob E. has congestive heart failure (CHF). In one year Bob was hospitalized 11 times and spent time in a nursing home at least twice. Sadly, each time Bob was discharged, he was usually back in the hospital or nursing home within a month... Read More >>
Home Telehealth Services Enhance Chronic Disease Management
Posted: January 28, 2008
Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society
Loyal E. has COPD. Over the years he had frequent hospitalizations for pneumonia and other lung problems. In 2003 he was hospitalized two times in six weeks with pneumonia. Each hospitalization lasted 32 days with many of those spent in ICU... Read More >>
