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Houston, TX developed an Emergency TeleHealth and Navigation system

Houston, TX developed an Emergency TeleHealth and Navigation

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The Houston Fire Department developed an Emergency TeleHealth and Navigation (ETHAN) system to improve emergency response and reduce ambulance transport. ETHAN allows first responders to conduct mobile triage, consult with physicians virtually, and arrange non-emergent transport.

Communications Health & Human Services Emergency Services

Houston, TX

Municipality in Texas

United States

Produtos

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Cisco

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Links

Telehealth-Enabled Emergency Medical Services Program Reduces Ambulance Transport to Urban Emergency Departments. - PubMed - NCBI

West J Emerg Med. 2016 Nov;17(6):713-720. Epub 2016 Sep 6.

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Newsworthy

EMS Agencies Turn to Tablets to Meet Challenges in the Field | StateTech Magazine

Mobile devices help technicians render medical care, track cases and capture photos and videos.

ETHAN Program Works to Improve Emergency Transportation in Houston

ETHAN (Emergency Telehealth and Navigation) is to address two problems: unnecessary ambulance transports and ED overcrowding throughout the Houston area

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ETHAN has made emergency response more efficient while lowering costs for non-emergent patients by avoiding costly ambulance rides. Out of 7,500 patients receiving emergency services using the ETHAN system: 6,000 were able to avoid emergency transports; 80% of patients who avoided ambulatory services have saved $2,000 each on average.

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