Healthcare IT News January 21, 2025
Bill Siwicki

For complete emergency telehealth services with multiple specialties for 365 days, Chase County Community Hospital pays the equivalent of having one backup physician by phone for approximately 45 to 60 days.

Chase County Community Hospital has faced a number of challenges similar to those confronted by many other rural health systems. Chief among them was a growing shortage of physicians, a problem projected to worsen in the coming years.

THE CHALLENGE

Chase is a 15-bed critical access hospital in Imperial, Nebraska. Like many rural healthcare organizations, the facility relies heavily on advanced practice providers – nurse practitioners and physician associates.

State law in Nebraska mandates a physician be available by phone when an APP runs the emergency department. Before the...

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