New York City-based Columbia University is partnering with Cooperstown, N.Y.-based Bassett Healthcare Network to bring digital cardiovascular care to the rural New York system. Becker’s reports.
Through the partnership, Columbia cardiovascular specialists will be able to use an electronic stethoscope to examine patients remotely with the assistance of Bassett nurses. The program has already begun and Bassett plans to expand the service offerings to five days a week. Read more.