US Pharma MarketingLong before virtual care became a pandemic-era buzzword, Ochsner Health was building the foundation for telehealth success. The Louisiana health system launched its first telemedicine program in 1998, then expanded aggressively into tele-stroke care in 2009 as a shortage of stroke specialists spread across Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama.
How Ochsner turned telemedicine into a hospital lifeline
The Louisiana health system – which started experimenting with telehealth way back in the 1990s – is now using virtual care to ease workforce strain, reduce falls and reshape inpatient care across hundreds of hospital beds. Rachelle Longo, assistant vice president, virtual care, at Ochsner Health Long before virtual care became a pandemic-era buzzword, Ochsner Health was building the foundation for telehealth success. The Louisiana health system launched its first telemedicine program in 1998, then expanded aggressively into tele-stroke care in 2009 as a shortage of stroke specialists spread across Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. What began as a way to…
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