Reaching Out to Aging Veterans in Rural Areas: Innovative Use of Telehealth and Care Coordination

Randall Rupper, MD, Nancy K. Dailey, MSN, RN-BC, Robert D. Hill, PhD, ABPP, Marilyn Luptak, PhD, MSW, Bret L. Hicken, PhD, MSPH, Brigg Noyes, PhD, Meghan Juretic, MS, and Byron D. Bair, MD

Dr. Rupper is a physician investigator with the VA Salt Lake City Health Care System (VASLCHCS) Geriatric Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Salt Lake City, UT. Ms. Dailey is the telehealth manager for the VASLCHCS. Dr. Hill is a professor in the department of educational psychology at University of Utah (UU), Salt Lake City. Dr. Luptak is an assistant professor at UU's College of Social Work. Dr. Hicken is a staff psychologist in the home-based primary care program at the VASLCHCS. Dr. Noyes is a psychology fellow in the department of geriatrics at the George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center of the VASLCHCS. Ms. Juretic is a doctoral candidate in counseling psychology at UU and a research assistant at the VASLCHCS. Dr. Bair is the associate director for clinical demonstrations at the VASLCHCS GRECC.