A Digitally Capable Mobile Health Clinic to Improve Rural Health Care in America: A Pilot Quality Improvement Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To address the problem of limited health care access for patients in rural southern Minnesota, a digitally capable mobile health clinic (MHC) quality improvement initiative was launched in a rural community-based health system.

Methods

This project was designed and implemented according to our institutional strategic plan, guiding principles for virtual community care, and existing approved standards of care. A quality improvement development and pilot implementation framework was rapidly developed using Agile methodology.

Results

The resulting technology and equipment selection, overall clinic design, vehicle vendor selection, clinical schedule and workflows, staffing model, equipment and technology selection, and testing were achieved in 12 months. The pil

SUBMITTER: Iqbal A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9500515 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature