Houston’s MIH Project ETHAN (Emergency Telehealth and Navigation) allows physicians to remotely assist 911 responders in providing appropriate care, reducing the need for emergency department transportation.


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healthcare model that includes
- connecting patients with primary care, mental health, and substance abuse centers or resources instead of hospital emergency departments
- advice and assistance for non-urgent 911 callers
- remote interactions between patients and clinicians

Mobile integrated healthcare and community paramedicine (MIH-CP)

Hollander, J. E., & Carr, B. G. (2020). Virtually Perfect? Telemedicine for Covid-19. New England Journal of Medicine, 382(18), 1679-1681. 
doi:10.1056/nejmp2003539
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/nejmp2003539


Virtually Perfect? Telemedicine for Covid-19

By employing MIH-CP programs to undergo evaluation before/ during transport to the ED, sick patients can be delivered directly to a hospital bed, which reduces potential spread of SARS-CoV-2 between the community, clinicians, and patients.

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