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2. Healthcare transport - Wikipedia

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   Healthcare transport is the systematic process by which patient- and business-critical materials, such as patient specimens, pharmaceuticals, supplies and medical records are transported to and from multiple touch points within healthcare organizations.

3. Air medical services - Wikipedia

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   During World War I, air transport was used to provide medical evacuation – either from frontline areas or the battlefield itself.. In 1928, in Australia, John Flynn founded the Flying Doctor Service (later the Royal Flying Doctor Service), to provide a wide range of medical services to civilians in remote areas; these included from routine consultations with travelling general practitioners ...

4. Patient transport - Wikipedia

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   Patient transport service is a separate provision from the Hospital Travel Costs scheme, which is means tested, to fund low-income patients' journeys to hospital. Clinical commissioning groups (CCG) often arranged for one CCG to manage the tendering and contracting process for a wide area.

5. Emergency medical services - Wikipedia

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   Care in transit -– the emergency medical service load the patient in to suitable transport and continue to provide appropriate medical care throughout the journey Transfer to definitive care – the patient is handed over to an appropriate care setting, such as the emergency department at a hospital, in to the care of physicians

6. Telehealth - Wikipedia

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   Telehealth is sometimes discussed interchangeably with telemedicine, the latter being more common than the former. The Health Resources and Services Administration distinguishes telehealth from telemedicine in its scope, defining telemedicine only as describing remote clinical services, such as diagnosis and monitoring, while telehealth includes preventative, promotive, and curative care ...

7. Critical Access Hospital - Wikipedia

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   The Critical Access Hospital program is a United States federal program established in 1997 as part of the Balanced Budget Act. The program aims to offer small hospitals in rural areas to serve residents that would otherwise be a long distance from emergency care.