2011 North Dakota Rural Health Information Techology Grants Help Expand Telepharmacy Services to Rural Hospital

Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota put out a press release about the recipients of their Rural Health Grant Program Awards for 2011. Of the $375,000 awarded and seven recipients selected, one was a rural hospital that provides remote pharmacy services. The grant allows them to expand the program further:

Ye Olde Medicine Center of Park River plans to use the funds to expand the Park River telepharmacy services to Drayton, N. D. Drayton recently lost pharmacy services due to the retirement of their pharmacist. This is a cost-effective and efficient way to ensure continuing pharmacy services to the community and to support the local medical providers.