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Telemedicine program connects participating health care facilities with volunteer cardiologists at no cost to patients
The American Heart Association has established Doctors With Heart to provide quality cardiology consultations to under-resourced communities via telemedicine. The program features no-cost, doctor-to-doctor cardiovascular consultations by American Heart Association volunteer cardiologists to participating primary care clinicians in Federally Qualified Health Centers and community health centers who are treating underinsured and uninsured patients.
Under-resourced populations have a disproportionately higher incidence of chronic and debilitating conditions including cardiovascular disease.1 The Association developed the Doctors With Heart program to help bridge the gap in care to under-resourced communities.
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Success Story
Success stories are already rolling in, like this one: A primary care physician in Texas knew his patient with heart failure needed a cardiologist, but the patient had significant barriers to getting the expertise and treatment he desperately needed. The physician reached out via the program to American Heart Association volunteer cardiologist John Osborne, M.D., CEO State of the Heart Cardiology in Grapevine, Texas, for consultation. The physician and cardiologist consulted digitally on the Doctors With Heart platform and collaborated to create a treatment plan that is expected to be highly successful.
“With the plans we have in place for this patient, you’re going to add years to his life, and he’s going to feel so much better.”
- John Osborne, M.D., American Heart Association volunteer cardiologist and CEO State of the Heart Cardiology
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Call for Volunteers!
Are you a board-certified clinical cardiologist? Volunteer your time to provide doctor-to-doctor consults to FQHCs via telemedicine.
Make a big difference for under-resourced communities with just two hours/month, on your schedule.