{"id":7358,"date":"2017-07-07T09:13:16","date_gmt":"2017-07-07T13:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=7358"},"modified":"2017-07-07T09:13:16","modified_gmt":"2017-07-07T13:13:16","slug":"telemedicine-is-wide-reaching-but-doesnt-always-replace-doctors-touch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicarereport.org\/?p=7358","title":{"rendered":"Telemedicine Is Wide-Reaching But Doesn\u2019t Always Replace Doctor\u2019s Touch"},"content":{"rendered":"

(By Elaine Korry for California Healthline)<\/p>\n

Two years ago, Kimberly Griffiths\u2019 week-old daughter, Avery, suddenly became very ill. \u201cShe was turning blue and had very labored breathing,\u201d said Griffiths, who rushed her child to the ER in rural Sonora, Calif.<\/p>\n

Doctors there were stumped, and the nearest pediatric specialist was 100 miles away in Sacramento.<\/p>\n

Fortunately for Avery, the ER doctors were able to make a two-way, online video connection to consult with a UC-Davis neonatologist, who viewed high-resolution images of the infant and her vital-signs monitor. The specialist suspected a congenital heart condition and prescribed a drug that stabilized her breathing. Continue reading article here…<\/a><\/p>\n

This story was produced by Kaiser Health News<\/a>, which publishes California Healthline, a service of the California Health Care Foundation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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