What Is Telehealth?
Telehealth at Â鶹ѧÉú¾«Æ·°æ is a long-standing tradition of care, connectedness, and outreach. For over 10 years, we have provided telemedicine services to our partners throughout the mountain west.
Today, Â鶹ѧÉú¾«Æ·°æ is connected to over 60 facilities throughout a six state region, providing clinical and educational resources in nearly 20 unique clinical specialty areas. We have continual expansion and growth on the forefront.
Focusing on the Patient
With a focus on the patient, telemedicine affords an excellent vehicle for partnerships with disparate providers to deliver high-value patient care in the right place, at the right time, with the right provider, producing the right outcomes.
Project ECHO: Providing Care in Rural & Underserved Communities
Â鶹ѧÉú¾«Æ·°æ offers a consultation and education program, Project ECHO, a cost-free partnership between community providers and an interdisciplinary team of professionals from U of U Health to treat chronic and complex disease in rural and underserved areas through the use of technology.
Telehealth Partners
Â鶹ѧÉú¾«Æ·°æ's Telehealth partners include the following:
- hospitals
- multi-specialty physician groups
- individual providers
- employers
- federally qualified health centers (FQHCs)
- halfway houses
- residential treatment facilities
- prisons
- direct service to patients’ homes