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Reaching out to older veterans in need: the Elko clinic demonstration project.
- Source :
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The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association [J Rural Health] 2010 Fall; Vol. 26 (4), pp. 325-32. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Context: The challenge of providing meaningful health care services to veterans living in rural communities is a major public health concern that involves redefining the traditional facility-based model of care delivery employed in urban areas.<br />Purpose: This paper describes the steps of a demonstration project, the Elko Telehealth Outreach Clinic. The clinic, located in Elko, Nevada, was created to meet the health care needs of veterans who expressed a desire for greater access to VA services.<br />Methods: The Elko Telehealth Outreach Clinic is a specific example of the real-life implementation of the community-as-partner model as an operational framework for coordinating local, regional, and VA resources. The Elko Clinic provides a limited set of health care services including medication management, health education, prescription refills, routine lab tests, and specialty services through telehealth.<br />Findings: From December 2006 to December 2007, a total of 84 unique veterans received health care services through the Elko Clinic.<br />Conclusions: Our findings support the usefulness of an expanded community-as-partner model to guide a process for addressing the health care needs of veterans in Elko, Nevada, and they have implications for the development and maintenance of outreach clinics in other rural settings.<br /> (© 2010 National Rural Health Association.)
- Subjects :
- Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging
Community-Institutional Relations
Cooperative Behavior
Female
Health Services Accessibility
Health Status Disparities
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nevada
Community Health Services organization & administration
Medically Underserved Area
Residence Characteristics
Rural Health Services organization & administration
Telemedicine organization & administration
Veterans statistics & numerical data
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1748-0361
- Volume :
- 26
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 21029167
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1748-0361.2010.00302.x