The editorial board of the peer-reviewed journal Telemedicine and e-Health recognized the manuscript  “Averted Transfers in Rural Emergency Departments Using Telemedicine: Rates and Costs Across Six Networks” as the best paper published in 2021.

The paper was co-authored by Rural Telehealth Research Center (RTRC) researchers Marcia M. Ward, PhD, Knute D. Carter, PhD, Fred Ullrich, BA, Kimberly A. S. Merchant, MA, Nabil Natafgi, PhD, Xi Zhu, PhD, Paula Weigel, PhD, Sarah Heppner, MD, and Nicholas M. Mohr, MD, MS.