The University of Nebraska Medical Center's Nebraska Center for Rural Health Research has conducted a telehealth feasibility study for the NITC's Community Council. The telehealth subcommittee of the NITC Community Council is comprised of individuals with an interest in advancing telehealth services in the state. The subcommittee meets monthly and has been instrumental in supporting needed legislation.
New members are welcome.
To receive meeting announcements, e-mail Anne Byers . The Nebraska Telehealth Act authorized reimbursement by Medicaid for services rendered via telehealth. Good Samaritan Hospital Good Samaritan Hospital's Mid-Nebraska Telemedicine Network has utilized telemedicine technology for approximately 4600 patient encounters since December 1995. Approximately half of the encounters involved mental health, followed by speech pathology, dermatology, orthopedics, arthritis education, oncology, cardiology and neurology. See Governor Johanns' press release on telemedicine and the Mid-Nebraska Telemedicine Network.