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Telemedicine in Rural America

Nov 4, 2008

New Directions in Health Care: The Commonwealth Fund Podcast.

In North Dakota, a trip to the doctor can involve "a lot of windshield time," explains Mary Wakefield, director of the Center for Rural Health at the University of North Dakota. In this episode, Sandy Hausman looks at how telemedicine--where health care is delivered by computer--is making it easier for people in rural areas to get the care and medication that they need.

Listen here: http://s3.amazonaws.com/cmwf/Rural_Healthcare_Innovation.mp3