Welcome to the CRHRE

Welcome to the Center for Rural Health Research and Education (CRHRE, pronounced "share") Web site. A unit of the UW College of Health Sciences, the CRHRE's mission is to provide tools, technology, and support services that enable practitioners, administrators, educators, researchers, policy makers, and students to improve the quality of health care and services in rural areas of Wyoming.

The CRHRE is recognized throughout Wyoming as a leader in using technology to support health care, and it is the aspiration of the CRHRE to further develop experiences in this area by increasing the development and deployment of technology throughout the State's health care community. The CRHRE's main functions are (1) to provide expertise and services to the College, University, and State for technology in health research and education, and (2) to create strategic partnerships in support of decision making and policy development in the area of rural health care, particularly with regard to technology.

Please feel free to contact us if you have questions or comments about this important work.

Upcoming events

18th Annual American Telemedicine Association International Meeting & Exposition, May 5-7 2013, Austin TX

Telehealth news

On December 21, 2012, the Federal Communications Commission released a lengthy decision updating its rules and policies for its rural healthcare program (In the Matter of Rural Health Care Support Mechanism, FCC 12-150, at para. 45). The changes are designed to promote access to, and the deployment of, broadband networks supporting rural healthcare providers, enabling these providers to expand the reach of telemedicine and mHealth (mobile health) capabilities.

Watch this video from a California provider on the benefits of telehealth.

Video from the Center for Telehealth and e-Health Law (CTEL): The day telehealth saved baby MaLea.

HealthIT.gov has made this video to show how electronic access to health information can help coordinate care and even save a life.

If you’re interested in Marketing & Patient Engagement Strategies make sure you come to Dr. Gantenbein's presentation at ATA 2013.  He will be speaking on Tuesday, May 7, 2013, 1:15 PM - 2:15 PM in Ballroom E.  Hope to see you there! http://www.ata2013.org.