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The Northwest Regional Telehealth Resource Center

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The NRTRC provides technical assistance in developing telehealth networks and applications to serve rural and underserved communities.

Purpose

The NRTRC leverages the collective expertise of 33 telehealth networks in Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming, and US-Affiliated Pacific Islands to share information and resources and develop new telehealth programs.

NRTRC Services

Provide technical assistance for new programs and applications
Increase exposure to telehealth as a healthcare delivery tool
Improve access to specialty care through regional collaboration
Develop information on best practices and telehealth toolkits
Address regional regulatory, policy, and reimbursement issue

Association for Utah Community Health

In early 2009, the Association for Utah Community Health (AUCH) negotiated a partnership with the Utah Diabetes Center at the University of Utah to offer diabetes education classes in Spanish to patients of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) through video-conferencing.

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Saint Alphonsus Telemedicine Network

In July 2007, Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center began using Robots to aid in remote telemedicine consults with other hospitals around the region.

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