Kathy Wibberly, Author at MATRC

Telehealth helps one hospital reduce ER overflow hours from 1,700 to 148

Posted on December 5, 2019 (February 4, 2022)

#NEWS. Gastonia, North Carolina-based, 435-bed CaroMont Regional Medical Center is the anchor facility of a five-county, two-state, not-for-profit health system and value-based care provider, CaroMont Health. The medical center features a Level III trauma center. Since launching telepsychiatry, CaroMont Regional Medical Center’s emergency department has reduced length of stay for psychiatric patients by approximately 70%. […]

CMS Finalizes CY2020 Physician Fee Schedule

Posted on December 5, 2019

#NEWS. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has finalized their CY 2020 proposed revisions related to the Physicians Fee Schedule (PFS). For items related to telehealth, CMS has decided to finalize their proposal to add three new codes for a bundled episode of care for treatment of opioid use disorder to the list […]

Maryland Health Care Commission Grant Announcement: Advancing Telehealth in Nursing Homes

Posted on November 26, 2019 (February 4, 2022)

#FUNDING. The Maryland Health Care Commission (MHCC) seeks grant applications with a robust vision for large-scale diffusion of telehealth as a standard of care in nursing homes across the State. Letter of Intent due by December 20 at 5 PM EST. Full application due January 31, 2020 at 5 PM EST. TLTH_NH_Telehealth_Grant Announcement […]

Happy National Rural Health Day! #powerofrural

Posted on November 21, 2019 (February 4, 2022)

#EVENT. We at MATRC join our colleagues at the National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers in celebration of National Rural Health Day! #powerofrural […]

Rural America offers a beautiful and challenging landscape, requiring unique approaches. #powerofrural

Posted on November 20, 2019 (February 4, 2022)

#EVENT. National Rural Health Day is tomorrow. Did you know that MATRC loves to work with rural providers, helping them implement unique approaches for addressing challenges? #powerofrural […]

Call for Poster Session Abstracts for #MATRC2020

Posted on November 19, 2019 (February 4, 2022)

#NEWS. MATRC invites you to submit an abstract for poster presentation at #MATRC2020. All submissions should be from original work. You may submit work that has been previously presented. The call is open to clinicians, faculty, and students from all disciplines. All submissions are due on/before 5:00 PM EST Friday, January 24, 2020. […]

Celebrate the #powerofrural innovation!

Posted on November 19, 2019 (February 4, 2022)

#EVENT. National Rural Health Day is this Thursday. Rural America is fueling an innovative rural health infrastructure and telehealth plays an integral role. Join with us as we celebrate the #powerofrural. […]

November NCTRC Monthly Webinar

Posted on November 1, 2019 (February 2, 2022)

#EVENT. Check out the next monthly National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers Webinar Thursday November 21 from 2 PM – 3 PM EST. For more info and to register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Qa9pc9WVTkey6OfiuR15lg […]

Maternal and Child Health Field-Initiated Innovative Research Studies (FIRST) Program

Posted on October 23, 2019 (February 2, 2022)

#FUNDING. The purpose of the MCH FIRST Program is to advance the health and well-being of MCH populations by supporting innovative, applied, and translational intervention1 research studies on critical issues affecting MCH populations. The research findings of the R40 MCH FIRST Program should be generalizable to the broader U.S. population, and of regional and national […]

Delta States Rural Development Network Grant Program