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Paper to Electronic Charts Made Easy

Community clinics with experience making the transition from paper to electronic records share the strategies, techniques, and insights they learned along the way.

Among Hospitals, A Special Critical List

People in rural and remote areas throughout California depend on critical access hospitals. This paper tracks the changing landscape and financial health of these small but important institutions.

Telehealth Project to Provide Dental Care

Low-income families will receive free dental care, thanks to the Virtual Dental Home, a telehealth project supported by CHCF and other funders. The four-year pilot project will eventually operate in nine California communities.

Hospitals

Wednesday, July 01, 2009

San Joaquin Hospital Opens New Telemedicine Center

Last week, San Joaquin General Hospital launched its new telehealth center, in which patients can undergo two-way interviews and visual examinations from off-site nephrologists and neurologists. Five other facilities are participating in the effort.

"Telemedicine Lets Patients Tune in to Specialized Care" (Goldeen, Stockton Record, 7/1).



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