Telehealth for Rural Veterans With Neurologic Disorders
Providing neurology care to rural veterans remains a challenge for the VA. For more than 5 years, Larry E. Davis, MD, of the New Mexico VA Health Care System (NMVAHCS) has used clinical video telehealth systems to increase access to speciality care for a variety of neurologic conditions. To better understand the challenges and opportunities of telehealth for neurologic disorders, Editor-in-Chief Cynthia Geppert, MD, sat down with Dr. Davis to discuss the program. The entire interview can be found at www.fedprac.com.
Dr. Geppert. What has the VA learned about telehealth from this program?
Dr. Davis. We know that it actually saves NMVAHCS a lot of money because we don’t pay as much travel pay. The patients like it. The CBOC physicians like it because if I have to, I can type the note right away, and they can read it if the patient is staying there.
Author disclosures
Dr. Hixson has received a collaborative grant from UCB Inc. for research on online epilepsy resources.
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