Covenant Health uses telemedicine to get specialists to rural areas – and much more

Covenant Health, a health system based in Knoxville, Tennessee, had a problem with telemedicine – a lack of physician specialists needed in rural communities.

THE PROBLEM

Covenant Health began its journey with telehealth a decade prior to the COVID-19 pandemic and served as a pioneer in the region in virtual care. The health system’s telehealth stroke program was begun in 2012, developing the region’s first comprehensive stroke…