Audiological Care and Telehealth in Remote Alaska.
| Autor: | Kleindienst Robler, Samantha |
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TREATMENT of hearing disorders
COMMUNICATION HEALTH care reform HEALTH services accessibility HEALTH services administration HEARING impaired NATIVE Americans MEDICAL quality control MEDICALLY underserved areas QUALITY assurance REHABILITATION RURAL conditions TELEMEDICINE VIDEOCONFERENCING MEDICAL care of indigenous peoples CULTURAL competence |
| Zdroj: | Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups; 2018, Vol. 3 Issue 18, p5-12, 8p |
| Abstrakt: | Communication and hearing are central elements of Alaska Native culture yet Alaska Natives are a population that experiences a high rate of hearing loss. Provision of health care in Alaska is challenged by geographical distance and a low ratio of doctors to residents. Fifty-nine percent of Alaska is medically underserved. The state of Alaska has turned to telehealth solutions to address these challenges and improve accessibility and affordability of health care. This brief article will introduce the statewide telehealth network solution and its role in audiological care. The provision of audiological care in the remote northwest region of Alaska Norton Sound Health is reviewed. Alaska Native culture, as it relates to hearing and communication, is discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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