See also:
Area Health Education Centers
Guidelines on the Supervision of Certified Nurse Midwives, Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants
Nurse Midwives, Certified
Rural Health Care, Access to
Rural Health Care, “First Responder” Training
Rural Health Care in Medical Education
Rural Health Care, Obstetrics/Perinatal Care
Rural Health Care, Physician Licensure in Telemedicine
Rural Health Care, Payment for Telemedicine
Rural Health Care, Telemedicine
Telemedicine can be defined as the integration of information technology and telecommunication to enhance healthcare delivery. Telemedicine can enrich the delivery of medical care at remote sites such as rural areas.
The AAFP supports the allocation of governmental and private resources to develop telemedicine and evaluate its effect on patient outcomes with an emphasis on applications for rural areas; however, this should not be at the expense of rural medical education and rural physician recruitment. (1994) (2009 COD)
The AAFP supports the allocation of governmental and private resources to develop telemedicine and evaluate its effect on patient outcomes with an emphasis on applications for rural areas; however, this should not be at the expense of rural medical education and rural physician recruitment. (1994) (2009 COD)
