Open AccessThe Implementation of the Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Telehealth Center: A Program Evaluation
Author(s) -
Sheridan Miyamoto,
Elizabeth Thiede,
Elizabeth Novack Wright,
Diane Berish,
Daniel F. Perkins,
Cynthia Bittner,
Lorah D. Dorn,
Dennis P. Scanlon
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of forensic nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1939-3938
pISSN - 1556-3693
DOI - 10.1097/jfn.0000000000000337
Subject(s) - telehealth , medicine , nursing , forensic nursing , telemedicine , first responder , medical emergency , suicide prevention , poison control , family medicine , health care , economics , economic growth
Substantial disparities in the quality of post-sexual-assault (SA) care exist in the United States, particularly in rural areas. This study evaluates the implementation of the Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Telehealth Center, a program to improve SA care by increasing access to experienced sexual assault nurse examiners via telehealth, in three rural hospitals.