Cardiology Partnership: Telemedicine Success at Cuero Regional Hospital
The Challenge
A 46-bed rural community hospital in the Northern Great Plains region, faced a critical inflection point when its long-standing infectious disease physician announced retirement. Options for recruiting an in-person replacement were extremely limited, consistent with national shortages in infectious disease specialists, particularly in rural and frontier areas.
At the same time, hospital leadership sought to optimize antibiotic utilization and associated pharmacy spend while strengthening stewardship oversight.
The Solution
In January 2023, the hospital partnered with Access TeleCare to implement both teleInfectious disease inpatient consultative and treatment management services and comprehensive Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (ASP) oversight.
The teleInfectious disease service introduced structured stewardship protocols, twice-weekly joint ASP-hospitalist case reviews, and evidence-based prescribing optimization, and collaborative engagement with on-site clinicians and pharmacy staff.
Our telecardiology partnership with Cuero Regional Hospital in just one year resulted in more than 100 patients avoiding transfer to remote hospitals. Download the case study to learn more about how that partnership:
- Accelerated the time to receiving care.
- Promoted the delivery of integrated care.
- Increased nurse and physician satisfaction.
- Enhanced nurses’ skills.
- Delighted patients.
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