Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia Announces Screven County Hospital to Join Georgia Rural Telemedicine Network.SYLVANIA, Ga. -- Screven County Hospital has been selected to participate in a comprehensive telemedicine ("long distance" medicine) Using a videoconferencing link to a large medical center in order that rural health care facilities can perform diagnosis and treatment. A specialist can monitor the patient remotely taking cues from the general practitioner or nurse who is actually examining network as part of the Georgia Rural Health Initiative, which was launched by Insurance and Fire Commissioner John Oxendine John Oxendine is the current Commissioner of Insurance of the U.S. state of Georgia. Oxendine, a Republican, was first elected in 1994 and reelected in 1998, 2002, and 2006. Biographical Information Oxendine is the son of Gwinnett Superior Court Judge James W. on March 7. The hospital will be one of the initial sites in what will become a network of 40 health care facilities utilizing leading edge telemedicine equipment and technology to improve access to specialty health care for rural Georgians. Telemedicine is a health care delivery system that applies high-speed phone lines, computer equipment, specialized medical cameras and advanced encryption The reversible transformation of data from the original (the plaintext) to a difficult-to-interpret format (the ciphertext) as a mechanism for protecting its confidentiality, integrity and sometimes its authenticity. Encryption uses an encryption algorithm and one or more encryption keys. technology to enable physician specialists to consult with patients remotely. Once installed at Screven County Hospital, patients from the local area will be able to receive diagnosis and treatment plans from leading specialists at the state's top tertiary care centers tertiary care center Hospital care A hospital or medical center for Pts often referred from secondary care centers, which provides subspecialty expertise Tertiary care center Surgery without the need to travel to Atlanta or Macon. "We're excited and honored to be a part of the telemedicine program here in Georgia," said George St. George, Chief Executive Officer, Screven County Hospital. "It is a significant step forward for us, and is in keeping with our mission to provide the highest quality of care for our patients here in the community." The telemedicine equipment and training is being provided through a grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield Blue Shield A US not-for-profit health care insurer that is a reimbursement intermediary for physicians. Cf Blue Cross. of Georgia as part of a three-year, $11.5 million commitment to support the Georgia Rural Health Initiative, a unique public/private collaborative with the Georgia Office of Insurance and Fire Safety. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia is an operating subsidiary An operating subsidiary is a business term frequently used within the United States railroad industry. In the case of a railroad, it refers to a company that is a subsidiary but operates with its own identity and rolling stock. of WellPoint Inc. As the nation's largest publicly traded commercial health benefits company, WellPoint serves the health care needs of approximately 28.5 million medical members nationally. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association
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