How Alexa's Best Skill Could Be as a Home Health-Care Assistant
--CNBC "Yvonne Meyer is no Luddite. The 81-year-old not only uses a computer; she gave up her landline for a cellphone long ago. Still, she was skeptical when her home health aides gave her an Amazon Echo Dot to try."
Trump Promotes Technology to Improve Veterans' Health Care
--ABC News
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President Donald Trump announced new efforts Thursday to use technology to improve veterans' health care, saying the programs will greatly expand access, especially for mental health care and suicide prevention. Veterans living in rural areas will also benefit, he said."
Palmetto Care Connections invites you to join healthcare leaders and providers across the state of South Carolina to discuss telehealth updates and policies. The
6th Annual Telehealth Summit of SC will be at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center in Columbia, SC.
Join Palmetto Care Connections in wishing Trayce Shanks, RN, the best on her new journey as she and her husband relocate to Texas. She has been a part of the PCC Team since January 2015 as the Clinical Telehealth Coordinator. We will miss her dearly.
Help Welcome Joni!
Palmetto Care Connections welcomes Joni Brown to the PCC Team as the Technology Analyst. Joni will work twith PCC's Technology Director, Matt Hiatt.
map of existing telehealth services and providers in South Carolina. It is time for our annual update. If your telehealth program has expanded, please email Davia Smith at davias@palmettocareconnections.org. Thank you!
Upcoming Events
"On August 21, our nation will experience its first total solar eclipse in a generation. Emergency managers are planning for an estimated influx of more than one million visitors into South Carolina for several days on either side of the eclipse. Expect nearly everything to be above capacity for nearly a week total. Residents, businesses and visitors should all be prepared for this historic event by keeping safety in mind."
Any new announcements, updates, expansions, or changes? Email Davia Smith at davias@palmettocareconnections.org . We will highlight your organization in our Partner Updates.