More work is needed to unlock the full benefits of rural telehealth, Sanford summit speakers say

SIOUX FALLS — The key to improving rural health care in the Dakotas is more than telehealth, according to health and innovation experts.

It’ll require providing rural residents with tools to monitor their own health, and nearby hubs or health care access to conduct basic tests ahead of telehealth visits with specialists.

“How do we have both the tools and the training to tell you how to use them so that the care can start even before the ambulance gets there?” said Nworah Ayogu, a physician and investor in health care technology…

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