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“Digital health is a new way of delivering healthcare ”
DR MATT LYON ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE , WELLSTAR
DR MATT LYON
TITLE : ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
INDUSTRY : EDUCTION LOCATION : UNITED STATES
Matt Lyon , MD , is a graduate of
Georgia Institute of Technology ( Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering ), the Medical College of Georgia ( MD , 1999 ), and residency in Emergency Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia ( 2003 ).
Through a federal grant , Dr . Lyon began a telemedicine program to aid rural emergency physicians in decreasing transfers to larger cities for time-sensitive treatments and supports the rural clinician in the performance of high-risk , low-volume procedures . The program has been expanded to include inpatient care ( Tele-Critical Care ) and now includes 16 rural hospitals across Georgia , supporting rural hospital viability and patient-centered care .
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