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The '''Alaska Federal Health Care Access Network''' ('''AFHCAN''') is managed by the [[Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium]] (ANTHC).  ANTHC is a tribal organization, as defined in 25 U.S.C. 450(b)(c) [https://web.archive.org/web/20080204022804/http://www.anthc.org/ref/laws/] and, along with the [[Southcentral Foundation]], jointly manages and operates the [[Alaska Native Medical Center]] (ANMC), provides tertiary and specialty healthcare services in Alaska, United States.

The Alaska Federal Healthcare Access Network (AFHCAN) offers a diagnostic “[[store and forward]]” [[telehealth]] platform with the ability to create a [[telemedicine]] case with textual information and data from biomedical peripherals, and send data for [[consultation (doctor)|consultation]]. Health care professionals are able to view the data and respond to the case using a standard PC workstation.

Telehealth connects approximately 180 Alaska Native community village clinics, 25 subregional clinics, 4 multiphysician health centers, 6 regional hospitals, and the [[Alaska Native Medical Center]] in Anchorage. Approximately 75 percent of the AFHCAN's telehealth usage is for primary care services.<ref>{{cite web |publisher=Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality |url=https://innovations.ahrq.gov/perspectives/telehealth-improves-access-and-quality-care-alaska-natives |title=Telehealth Improves Access and Quality of Care for Alaska Natives |date=2013-05-22 |accessdate=2013-05-22}}</ref> Through growing acceptance of telehealth, more than 700 users in Alaska continually provide feedback and request new products and features. As a part of its mission, AFHCAN continues to review, develop, and deploy new telehealth technologies.

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[[Category:Medical and health organizations based in Alaska]]
[[Category:Health informatics organizations]]


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