WellSTART

Operation Access

Expanding Rural Telehealth and Wellness Options
in Response to the Covid-19 Crisis

About FEDC WellSTART

Fremont Economic Development Corporation (FEDC) in coordination with local Fremont County wellness service providers and many community focused businesses is prepared to respond to the COVID-19 Crisis impacting Fremont County and surrounding areas. Working within the Colorado Connectors program, FEDC Operation Access intends to deliver a coordinated capability to reach and care for those in need in surrounding rural communities by leveraging person to person digital contact, new technology tools and legacy telehealth systems.

Operation ACCESS Project Objectives

To establish a telehealth virtual resource center that provides technology, training, policy and billing consultation to providers and general communication, technology instruction and device distribution to clients for in-home telehealth services.

To provide access to communication and technology for the underserved population in rural Colorado that will be among the hardest hit by the COVID-19 crisis.

Establish a telehealth resource center that will serve as a community resource to enable area providers and clients to establish remote services both during and after the crisis.

About FEDC

WellSTART / Upcoming Training Event

Telemedicine “Webside Manner”
Best practices for effective telemedicine video conferences
with Steve McCrosky, Jumpstart Telemedicine

Date: TBA
Interactive Zoom Session

In this interactive webinar Steve McCrosky, Medical Director for JumpSTART Telemedicine and Distance Learning shares his experience on how to make the patient/provider telemedicine experience more engaging and productive for both the practitioner and the client.

*New training session to be announced, please go to the sign up button below and we will email you more information on upcoming webinars.

LEARN MORE & REGISTER

Short intro video with Steve McCroskey, Jumpstart Telemedicine and Distance Learning, Medical Director.

WellSTART Services

We propose to establish a telehealth resource center that will serve as a community resource to enable area providers and clients to establish remote services.

*COMING SOON

The intent is to cause minimal disruption to on-going and new health/behavioral health service provision, and thereby, decrease virus spread, protect provider and client health and maximize availability of hospital services for the anticipated COVID-19 needs. The resource center will provide the following services:

Updated News

and best practices for Fremont County and surrounding area residents and providers

Smart Phones / Tablets

Accept, sanitize, and distribute smart phone/tablet donations for clients and providers who cannot afford these devices

Technology Guidance

Technology guidance and training for healthcare providers

Assistive Devices

Purchase and distribute assistive telehealth devices, such as blood pressure monitors, heart rate monitors, etc., to clients who cannot afford these devices

Policy Guidance

Policy guidance for Healthcare Providers

Technology Installation

Instruct clients and providers on technology installation and application to enable remote health provider services

Billing Guidance

Billing guidance and services for Healthcare Providers

Homebound Assistance

Delivery of services and equipment to homebound individuals by trained staff with safety disinfectant techniques.

COVID-19 Resources

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Fremont County Health Services

WellSTART Resources

FEDC WellSTART is creating an inclusive local resources links area on this website. Below are several categories to click on and we will be adding to this soon so please check back.