. 2019 Oct;36(10):464-470.

GRECC Connect: Geriatrics Telehealth to Empower Health Care Providers and Improve Management of Older Veterans in Rural Communities

Camilla B Pimentel¹, Megan Gately¹, Steven R Barczi¹, Kenneth S Boockvar¹, Ella H Bowman¹, Thomas V Caprio¹, Cathleen S Colón-Emeric¹, Stuti Dang¹, Sara E Espinoza¹, Kimberly K Garner¹, Patricia C Griffiths¹, Judith L Howe¹, Hillary D Lum¹, Alayne D Markland¹, Michelle I Rossi¹, Stephen M Thielke¹, Willy M Valencia-Rodrigo¹, Lauren R Moo¹, William W Hung¹

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¹ is a Research Health Scientist at the Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research and the New England Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), and is a Program Manager and is Site Director at the New England GRECC, Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford, Massachusetts. is a Physician at Madison GRECC, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Wisconsin. is Associate Director (research), J is Deputy Director, and is Associate Director (clinical) at Bronx/NY Harbor GRECC, James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center in New York. is a Geriatrician and is Associate Director (clinical) at the Birmingham/Atlanta GRECC in Alabama. is a Geriatrician at the Canandaigua VA Medical Center in New York. is Associate Director (clinical) at the Durham GRECC, Durham VA Medical Center in North Carolina. and are Geriatricians at the Miami GRECC, Miami VA Healthcare System in Florida. is Associate Director (clinical) at the San Antonio GRECC, Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital in Texas. is Associate Director (education & evaluation) at the Little Rock GRECC, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System. is a Research Health Scientist at the Birmingham/Atlanta GRECC, Atlanta VA Medical Center in Decatur, Georgia. is a Geriatrician at the Eastern Colorado GRECC, VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System in Denver. is Associate Director (clinical) at the Pittsburgh GRECC, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System in Pennsylvania. is Associate Director (education & evaluation) at the Puget Sound GRECC, Puget Sound VA Medical Center in Seattle, Washington.

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PMCID: PMC6837335

GRECC Connect: Geriatrics Telehealth to Empower Health Care Providers and Improve Management of Older Veterans in Rural Communities

Camilla B Pimentel et al. Fed Pract. 2019 Oct.

. 2019 Oct;36(10):464-470.

Authors

Affiliation

¹ is a Research Health Scientist at the Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research and the New England Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), and is a Program Manager and is Site Director at the New England GRECC, Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford, Massachusetts. is a Physician at Madison GRECC, William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital in Wisconsin. is Associate Director (research), J is Deputy Director, and is Associate Director (clinical) at Bronx/NY Harbor GRECC, James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center in New York. is a Geriatrician and is Associate Director (clinical) at the Birmingham/Atlanta GRECC in Alabama. is a Geriatrician at the Canandaigua VA Medical Center in New York. is Associate Director (clinical) at the Durham GRECC, Durham VA Medical Center in North Carolina. and are Geriatricians at the Miami GRECC, Miami VA Healthcare System in Florida. is Associate Director (clinical) at the San Antonio GRECC, Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital in Texas. is Associate Director (education & evaluation) at the Little Rock GRECC, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System. is a Research Health Scientist at the Birmingham/Atlanta GRECC, Atlanta VA Medical Center in Decatur, Georgia. is a Geriatrician at the Eastern Colorado GRECC, VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System in Denver. is Associate Director (clinical) at the Pittsburgh GRECC, VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System in Pennsylvania. is Associate Director (education & evaluation) at the Puget Sound GRECC, Puget Sound VA Medical Center in Seattle, Washington.

PMID: 31768097
PMCID: PMC6837335

Abstract

A telehealth program supports meaningful partnerships between urban geriatric specialists and rural health care providers to facilitate increased access to specialty care.

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