The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium's telemedicine program — the Alaska Federal Health Care Access Network Telehealth Solutions — recently recorded its 100,000th telehealth case within the Alaska Tribal Health System, according to a Native American Times report.
AFHCAN began documenting cases in 2001, and the report estimates the telehealth program has saved Alaskans and the Tribal Health System more than $6 million every year.
"It's great to celebrate our team's achievement," said Cheryl Moon, acting director of AFHCAN, in the report. "But it's most exciting to know that we are making a significant difference in helping ANTHC reach its vision of making Alaska Natives the healthiest people in the world."
Read the Native American Times report on AFHCAN's telemedicine program.
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AFHCAN began documenting cases in 2001, and the report estimates the telehealth program has saved Alaskans and the Tribal Health System more than $6 million every year.
"It's great to celebrate our team's achievement," said Cheryl Moon, acting director of AFHCAN, in the report. "But it's most exciting to know that we are making a significant difference in helping ANTHC reach its vision of making Alaska Natives the healthiest people in the world."
Read the Native American Times report on AFHCAN's telemedicine program.
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FCC Continues Temporary Funding of Telehealth for Rural Hospitals
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