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Avel eCare Announces The Acquisition Of NightWatch To Expand Pharmacy Telemedicine Services
Jan 17, 2023 | News Stories
By: Midwest Medical Edition Avel eCare, the nation’s leading provider of clinician-to-clinician telemedicine services, today announced the acquisition of NightWatch, a West Virginia-based company that provides remote pharmacy services to hospitals, clinics and nursing...
Telemedicine Gets a Doctor’s Eyes in the Ambulance in S.D.
Jan 17, 2023 | News Stories
South Dakota’s new Telemedicine in Motion program mitigates a critical shortage of experienced paramedics by connecting a doctor or nurse via video and audio to the paramedic in the back of the ambulance. January 10, 2023 | Jim McKay, Editor It can be a long ambulance...
Surge Protector: How Telemedicine Can Help Ease the Strain of the Spike in Respiratory Illnesses
Jan 4, 2023 | Blogs
Tyler Price, MD | Medical Director of Emergency I have had the opportunity to experience a wide variety of cases during the course of my career as an Emergency Medicine physician. From interesting and complex to the more basic and routine. From severe trauma cases and...
Telemedicine program assists ambulance service
Dec 27, 2022 | News Stories
By Phil Torrres Local emergency medical services are set to receive some potentially life saving technology as part of a state-sponsored program. Gov. Kristi Noem’s office, along with Avel eCare are calling the new initiative “Telemedicine in Motion.” “This initiative...
Telehealth is closing the gap for rural sexual assault exams
Dec 27, 2022 | News Stories
Arielle Zionts, Kaiser Health News Originally published by The 19th. Amanda Shelley was sitting in her dentist’s waiting room when she received a call from the police. A local teenage girl had been sexually assaulted and needed an exam. Shelley, a nurse in rural Eagle...
4 Ways Telepsychiatry Can Help Hospitals Address the Mental Health Crisis
Dec 20, 2022 | Blogs
You’ve heard it in the news. You’ve seen it on T.V. You’ve likely witnessed it first hand: our nation is facing a mental health crisis of unprecedented proportions. What’s a significant factor fueling this crisis? Lack of access. And the COVID pandemic has only...
1922 – 2022: 100 Years of Diabetes Care
Dec 13, 2022 | Blogs
How Avel eCare Celebrates and Carries Forward the Legacy and Innovation of Treating Diabetes Diabetes is a chronic illness that can be extremely disruptive for both the afflicted and their family. These disruptions are only amplified when those suffering from diabetes...
To truly address behavioral health worker shortages, we need telemedicine
Nov 28, 2022 | News Stories
Even before Covid-19, there was a shortage of mental health providers. But the problem is only getting worse in the wake of the pandemic. In a recent survey by the American Psychological Association, six out of ten psychologists said they did not have openings for...
Health Equity for Native Americans
Nov 28, 2022 | News Stories
Avel eCare provides treatment options for those on reservations and in underserved rural communities. Link to the article: https://mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=46265&i=766763&p=24&ver=html5
South Dakota DOH Launches Telehealth Partnership for EMS Services
Nov 28, 2022 | News Stories
A telehealth partnership between the South Dakota DOH, EMS agencies, and Avel eCare aimed to improve care delivery. By Mark Melchionna November 15, 2022 - The South Dakota Department of Health (DOH) has unveiled Telemedicine in Motion, a telehealth partnership with...
Telehealth summit debrief: Staffing shortages, wider acceptance, but expansion barriers
Nov 28, 2022 | News Stories
Doug Duskin, CEO of Avel eCare, offers a look at the learnings that came out of his company's first annual conference. By Bill Siwicki October 31, 2022 Telemedicine technology and services vendor Avel eCare recently launched its inaugural annual Customer Forum and...
Dr. Kelly Rhone Named Chief Medical Officer at Avel eCare
Nov 28, 2022 | News Stories
Experienced emergency physician with a passion for expanding access will enable Avel eCare to continue developing innovative telemedicine solutions that address critical needs across the healthcare industry. Sioux Fall, SD – September 28, 2022 – Avel eCare, a national...