What began as a handful of telehealth pilots at The Medical University of South Carolina to help patients in need has grown into a statewide network that offers 77 unique telehealth services, from tele-ICU to remote monitoring for patients with diabetes.
The Charleston-based academic medical center now provides telehealth services at 275 sites across South Carolina, including rural hospitals, community clinics and schools.
Most of this growth happened over a relatively brief span—between 2014 and 2018, telehealth interactions increased from around 1,000 to almost 300,000 per year.