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Innovative health project: NEW SmartMed ensures rural care!
The “NEW SmartMed” project improves healthcare in Neustadt a.d. Waldnaab through innovative, digital and analogue approaches.
Innovative health project: NEW SmartMed ensures rural care!
The innovative health project “NEW SmartMed” in the Neustadt an der Waldnaab district sets new standards for medical care in rural areas. After a successful year of testing, one thing is certain: AOK Bayern and the district have extended the integrated supply contract until January 2027. The aim is to ensure outpatient care and to meet the needs of the population AOK Bavaria reported. Project manager Margit Hermann emphasizes the importance of telemedicine offers, which are provided by medical assistants (MFA) and are carried out directly at patients' homes or in community rooms.
Telemedicine for rural areas
The project, based on the concept of a selective contract, facilitates access to medical services such as blood tests, blood sugar and blood pressure measurements and wound management. ECG examinations and pulmonary function tests can also be offered using telemedicine, with the results being immediately transmitted to the trusted medical practice. This measure is particularly important in order to meet the constantly increasing demands of an aging population Healthcare Digital.
In addition, those responsible are advertising the importance of active use of the project by doctors and patients so that “NEW SmartMed” can develop its full effect. District Administrator Andreas Meier emphasizes that the health system in rural areas can only be made future-proof through joint commitment. The concept represents significant progress and could serve as a model for similar projects in other regions to improve medical care step by step.