The American Hospital Association speaks with Johnna Nynas MN from Sanford Health Bemidji about maternal telehealth…

The increase in telehealth services has transformed care delivery in America by expanding access for millions. In this conversation, Johnna Nynas, M.D., OB/GYN at Sanford Health Bemidji, discusses the dramatic expansion of maternal telehealth capabilities in Minnesota, as well as an inspiring telehealth program that reaches families in rural areas of the state.

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00:10:21:00 – 00:10:53:25
Johnna Nynas, M.D.
So our next steps are to build out the infrastructure. So there is telemedicine equipment and broadband. Because the reality is not all rural patients have access to a smartphone or broadband. So now instead of expecting a patient to have those tools, that patient can just go down the street to their local clinic and receive that care virtually. And we’re working to outfit everything from remote antenatal testing and non stress tests, consults with diabetes educators, nutritionists, potentially maternal fetal medicine all from the comfort of the patient’s own community.