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Florence School Offers Virtual Doctor Appointment to Sick Students
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FLORENCE, SC (WBTW) - One Florence school is offering virtual appointments to see a doctor if their family can't afford one.
South Florence High School has a new partnership with the Medical University of South Carolina and the South Carolina Telehealth Alliance.
The MUSC nurse treats students at South Florence High School through the telehealth program which helps students prevent missing school and parents from leaving work to take children to the doctor.
Click here to read entire article.
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Telemedicine Expands Patient Health Care
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The Post and Courier
James McElligott, MD
"Imagine yourself as a busy parent in rural Williamsburg County, working long hours every day to make ends meet. Now imagine your child needs regular follow-up health care, but the closest pediatrician is more than 30 miles away. You do everything you can to get the care your child needs, but sometimes it's just too hard. Your boss won't let you take a half or whole day off. Or maybe you can take the time, but as an hourly employee, this means less money coming into your home. This scenario and variations of it take place throughout South Carolina every day. But there are solutions to some of these challenges."
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McLeod Health Introduces Live Video Healthcare System
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FLORENCE, SC (WBTW) -New technology at McLeod Health in Florence will let you get a medical diagnosis from your computer, smartphone or tablet.
TeleHealth is a new service that connects patients across the Carolinas with doctors at McLeod Health.
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Palmetto Care Connections invites all who are interested in telehealth to join us at the
5th Annual Telehealth Summit of SC! Calling all Office Managers, Program Coordinators, Medical Directors, Nurses, Social Workers, Physicians, Billing Specialists, Executive Directors, Technology Directors, and more! Registration closes
Friday, March 17!
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Mignon Clyburn
Commissioner
Federal Communications Commissioner
Nina Antoniotti, RN, MBA, PhD
Executive Director
Telehealth and Clinical Outreach
SIU Health Care and School of Medicine
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Online Registration is now open at a rate of $185.
Register now!
Registration will close on Friday, March 17, 2017.
Preconference
FREE! Tuesday, March 28, 2:00PM-5:00PM-Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. Must register to attend.
Networking Reception
Join us on Wednesday, March 29, at the Hilton Columbia Center at 5:30PM for the Annual Networking Reception sponsored by Polycom!
Program Agenda
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Thank You to Our Sponsors
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Bronze Sponsors
Advanced ICU Care
Advanced Video Group
Carolina eHealth Network
Foracare
Internetwork Engineering/CISCO
Iron Bow
Meridian IT
Philips Home Monitoring
REACH Health
South Carolina Health Information Exchange
Southeastern Telehealth Resource Center
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
VRI Cares
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Silver Sponsors
Carousel
One Vision Solutions
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Gold Sponsors
Avizia
Polycom
Spirit Communications
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Platinum Sponsors
Medical University of South Carolina
Palmetto Health
South Carolina Telehealth Alliance
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Due to Hurricane Matthew,
the 5th Annual Telehealth Summit of South Carolina was postponed to
March 28-30, 2017.If you were previously registered as an attendee or sponsor for the event in October and you would like to attend the Summit you will need to register with the new link for March. Refunds were issued in October 2016.
Palmetto Care Connections is very grateful for your patience and support. Without your support this event would not be possible.
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Telehealth Awareness Week
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MARCH 20-24, 2017
MARCH 21:
PRESS CONFERENCE AT SC STATEHOUSE
MARCH 24:
LUNCHEON WITH LIVE TELEHEALTH DEMO
MUSC is inviting Charleston area elected officials to view live telemedicine consultations and learn more about telehealth.
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Opens: Mid-March 2017
Program Purpose: The Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program (DLT) is designed specifically to meet the educational and health care needs of rural America. Through this grant program, advanced telecommunications technologies connect rural sites to content or service providers, helping to provide enhanced learning and health care opportunities for rural residents, in an effort to bridge the Digital Divide. Click here for more info!
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A special thank you to our partners for working with us to improve the health of South Carolina through telemedicine.
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Any new announcements, updates, expansions, or changes? Email Davia Smith at [email protected] . We will highlight your organization in our Partner Updates.
Thanks!
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