THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND “PROJECT ECHO” AT THE UNM HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER ARE TEAMING UP TO TAKE ON TUBERCULOSIS. T-B PROGRAM MANAGER AT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, DIANA FORTUNE, TELLS US THIS COLLABORATION WILL BRING TOGETHER ALL THE T-B CARE-GIVERS IN THE STATE ON A MONTHLY BASIS. SHE SAYS THEY’LL USE PROJECT ECHO TECHNOLOGY TO BRING EVERYONE TOGETHER VIA WEBINAR.
FORTUNE TELLS US THERE WERE 50 CASES OF T-B IN THE STATE LAST YEAR. “PROJECT ECHO” WAS PUT IN PLACE TO ALLOW FOR HEALTHCARE “BEST PRACTICES” TO BE SHARED STATEWIDE.
