Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Improving Cardiovascular Health in Rural United States: Role of Academic Medical Centers (AMCs)
Telemedicine enables patients to connect with clinicians without driving to a physical location, an attractive option for rural patients with long travel distances. Telemedicine offers the potential for rural residents to receive specialized care from cardiologists and other subspecialists that would otherwise not be available. AMCs and other major health systems have the resources to collaborate with rural health systems to implement telemedicine on a wider scale than each could do individually. Researchers call to action for AMCs and large health systems to collaborate with rural hospitals to improve the CV health of rural residents, which continues to lag behind urban residents.
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