- Date
- 2003-03-18
- Kind
- Medical
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Rural Health Center
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- healthcarecommunicationpublic-servicetechnology
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
At its March 18, 2003 meeting, the Rural Health Center reported that more than half of 885 patient ledgers had been reviewed and accounts receivable had fallen 16 percent. The report also clarified EMS medical authority and described telehealth work that could allow a distant doctor to review X-rays remotely.
Evidence limits
This is a contemporaneous operational report, not an audited financial statement, formal EMS protocol, or technical evaluation of telehealth.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, April 2003, “BIRHC News.”Reports review of more than half of 885 patient ledgers, a 16 percent reduction in accounts receivable, clarified EMS medical authority, care-provider reporting, and telehealth work allowing remote review of X-rays. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the April 2003 report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Rural Health Center reports billing, EMS authority, and telehealth progress on March 18, 2003”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-rural-health-center-march-18-2003-update/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 2003, “BIRHC News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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