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Why Behavioral Health is Important to Rural Communities
Jun 14, 2019 | Behavioral Health
Behavioral health conditions are a pressing health need across our nation. Wherever people choose to live and raise their families, they deserve access to specialized care and treatment. The Challenge People in rural areas face these conditions just as their urban...
Why Telemedicine is a True Solution for Pharmacy Support
Apr 15, 2019 | Pharmacy
You’ve been in meetings where "ideas" to solve problems come up. These thoughts often pinpoint the key issues and spell out the challenges, but it’s rare that solutions are identified and applied, right there and then. Hospital and clinical leaders would benefit more...
Meeting the Challenges of Senior Care via Telemedicine
Mar 15, 2019 | Senior Care
The challenges in senior care are many, from ever-changing regulations to attracting qualified workforce to ensuring the satisfaction of residents and their families with quality care and service. Administrators, nurses and direct caregivers in long-term care and...
Top 5 Benefits for Avera eCARE School Health Partners
Feb 15, 2019 | School Health
As Avera eCARE® School Health continues to expand its footprint across South and North Dakota – with 24 school partners throughout the vastly rural region – schools of all sizes are discovering the value of having immediate, virtual access to registered nurses...
Telehealth Hospitalist Program Helps Rural Hospital Thrive
Dec 17, 2018 | News Stories
Every day, hospitals in rural America face significant challenges, including a lack of access to medical specialists. The cost of providing care, which is often quite high, as well as reimbursement hurdles are other challenges these facilities face. Despite these...
Emergency Care at the Touch of a Button
Oct 15, 2018 | Emergency
By Kelly Rhone, MD, FACEP, Avera eCARE Medical Director – Outreach and Innovation As an experienced physician working in hospital emergency rooms across the Midwest, I’m passionate about finding new ways to equip hospitals and health systems – both rural and urban –...
Avera Receives Helmsley Grant to Extend Behavioral Health Telemedicine
Oct 10, 2018 | Behavioral Health
Avera Health has received a generous grant of $7.8 million from The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust to build a 24-hour telemedicine behavioral health team as part of Avera eCARE®. This team will give patients access to timely, patient-centered,...
Avera CEO Drives Innovation Through Virtual Care
Aug 17, 2018 | News Stories
When Deanna Larson thinks about Avera eCARE® she sees endless possibility. How can virtual health care connect providers to patients where they’re at for easier access? The possibilities are endless, whether it’s seeing a diabetes specialist or meeting with a...
Avera eCARE® Receives Ambulatory Health Care Accreditation from Joint Commission
Jun 4, 2018 | News Stories
Avera eCARE is proud to announce that it recently earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval® for Ambulatory Health Care Accreditation by demonstrating continuous compliance with nationally recognized standards. The Gold Seal of Approval is a symbol of...
Avera eCARE CEO Deanna Larson Named ATA Woman of the Year
Apr 29, 2018 | Our Team
Deanna Larson, Chief Executive Officer of Avera eCARE® based in Sioux Falls, S.D., has been named Woman of the Year by the American Telemedicine Association (ATA). Larson accepted this national award April 29 at the ATA18 International Conference & Expo in...
Avera eCARE Celebrates 25 Years of Telemedicine Delivery
Apr 26, 2018 | Our Company
Avera eCARE®, the world’s most extensive and diversified virtual care network, is celebrating 25 years of delivering a wide continuum of services to meet varied needs of patients, clinicians and health systems. Avera eCARE has several distinct areas: ICU, Emergency,...
Avera eCARE® School Health Offers Students Telemedicine Access to Registered Nurses
Oct 27, 2017 | School Health
After a successful pilot in Sioux Falls, an innovative program that extends school nurse expertise through telemedicine is now available to K-12 school districts throughout South Dakota. Avera eCARE School Health provides schools with access to registered nurses via...