Disclosures & Sources

Last updated: July 26, 2026

This page carries the disclosures that apply across drtriage.com, together with the third-party sources behind every figure cited on the site. Each page links here rather than repeating the same text.

Device Clearance

The Mobile Diagnostic Unit and the Dr Triage portable briefcase integrate FDA-cleared diagnostic devices, each cleared for its respective intended use. The Mobile Diagnostic Unit itself, the Dr Triage software platform, the portable briefcase configuration, and AI-enabled components are not currently FDA-cleared or FDA-approved; a regulatory submission for the MDU is in process. Device availability may vary by deployment configuration.

Service Scope

Dr Triage provides virtual triage assessment, diagnostic support, and virtual clinical consultation. Dr Triage is not a hospital emergency department and does not provide surgical intervention, trauma care, or inpatient admission services.

Outcomes

Performance results described represent goals and design intent of the platform. Actual outcomes vary by facility, patient population, deployment configuration, and clinical use. Individual results are not guaranteed.

Provider Licensing

Dr Triage clinical teams hold state-specific licenses in compliance with applicable telehealth practice laws. Provider availability may vary by state. Cross-jurisdiction and international deployments require additional regulatory review.

Laboratory Testing

All point-of-care laboratory testing is performed using CLIA-waived, FDA-cleared devices. Facilities or deployment sites must hold a valid CLIA waiver or clinical laboratory license to perform testing.

Clinical Decisions

All clinical decisions are made by licensed healthcare providers.

Sources

Every third-party figure cited on the site, grouped by the page it appears on. Figures from independent programs and published research are cited for industry context and are not Dr Triage outcomes. Third-party sources link out to the original publication.

Overview

Sitter & Barfoot Veterans Care Center Year One deployment: Richmond, Virginia; April 2024 to August 2025; 200+ residents; verified by Deputy Administrator. Supports the ~63% avoidable ER transfer reduction, $10K+ average cost saved per avoided transport, 295 acute episodes managed on-site, 70x lower cost vs. ER transfer, and the customer quote.

Health Alliance Global, About Us. Supports the Health Alliance Global founding context (January 2024), founder background, subsidiary structure, and leadership team.

Dr Triage internal positioning and clinical and regulatory framing. Supports the Proximedicine category, MDU diagnostic capabilities, three-step encounter workflow, service scope, and provider licensing posture. See the disclosures above.

Diagnostic Loadout

Dr Triage internal product documentation. Supports the MDU diagnostic loadout (12-lead EKG, digital stethoscope, ENT exam, dual exam cameras, vitals and pulse oximetry, PT/INR, rapid testing for COVID / flu / strep / RSV, UTI screening, virtual provider video) and the 27 by 15 inch screen with dual cameras specification.

FDA device clearance status for each integrated diagnostic device: regulatory status is described in the disclosures above. Body copy intentionally does not assert FDA clearance at marketing level.

CLIA waiver requirements for point-of-care laboratory testing: 42 CFR Part 493 (Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments).

Virtual Clinical Oversight

Dr Triage internal clinical operations documentation. Supports 24/7 licensed provider coverage, state-specific provider licensing under each state’s framework for virtual clinical care, and the relationship between the Dr Triage provider on the encounter and the facility’s attending provider.

Dr Triage internal documentation, June 2026. Supports documentation routing to the local clinical record in the Dr Triage EMR, and clinical pathway alignment with facility medical director policies during onboarding.

Dr Triage EMR

Dr Triage internal product and clinical operations documentation. Supports the four categories of capture (encounter notes, diagnostic findings, signed orders, provider attestation), the documentation-during-encounter workflow, and the routing of records into the facility’s clinical chart.

Skilled Nursing

Per-hospitalization cost of nursing-home residents: industry cost data, not a Dr Triage savings figure. Source under review.

Dr Triage service scope and provider licensing: Dr Triage clinical and regulatory framing; see the disclosures above.

Corrections

[1] Schaenman, P., Davies, E., Jordan, R., and Chakraborty, R. Opportunities for Cost Savings in Corrections Without Sacrificing Service Quality: Inmate Health Care. Urban Institute, October 2013. Supports the ~$2,000 per offsite medical transport figure (24-hour custody, excluding hospital bill), in 2013 dollars.

[2] Using eConsult to Improve Specialty Care in Corrections. National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC), December 2025, citing Los Angeles County Correctional Health Services program data, January 2022 through June 2025. Supports the 1 in 4 consults resolved without offsite transport and the $1,500 in security and vehicle costs saved per eliminated transport.

Rural Care

UNC Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, Rural Hospital Closures. Supports: 195 rural hospital closures and conversions since 2005. The Sheps Center updates this count as closures occur.

The Chartis Center for Rural Health, Rural Health State of the State. Supports: 432 rural hospitals vulnerable to closure.

U.S. Government Accountability Office, GAO-18-580, August 2018. Supports: ~25% provider vacancy rate across IHS direct-care areas (range 13 to 31%).

Mell HK, Mumma SN, Hiestand B, Carr BG, Holland T, Stopyra J. Emergency Medical Services Response Times in Rural, Suburban, and Urban Areas. JAMA Surgery, 2017;152(10):983-984. Supports: median rural EMS response time roughly double the national figure.

RHTP Alignment

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Rural Health Transformation Program (program overview). Supports the $50 billion authorization over 5 years (FY2026-2030, $10 billion a year), administration by CMS, and allocation across all 50 states.

CMS press release, December 29, 2025: CMS Announces $50 Billion in Awards to Strengthen Rural Health in All 50 States. Supports awards across all fifty states, first-year award average ~$200M (range approximately $147M to $281M), and the allocation methodology (50% equal, 50% metrics-based).

One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Public Law 119-21, Section 71401 (July 4, 2025). Supports the statutory authorization of the Rural Health Transformation Program.

Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina, Rural Hospital Closures. Supports 195 rural hospital closures and conversions since January 2005 (110 complete closures plus 85 converted closures). The Sheps Center updates this count as closures occur.

U.S. Government Accountability Office, GAO-18-580, August 2018. Supports the 25% overall provider vacancy rate across IHS direct-care areas, with regional variation from 13% to 31%.

Mell HK, Mumma SN, Hiestand B, Carr BG, Holland T, Stopyra J. Emergency Medical Services Response Times in Rural, Suburban, and Urban Areas. JAMA Surgery, 2017;152(10):983-984. Supports the median EMS response time of approximately 14 minutes in rural areas versus approximately 7 minutes nationally.

Disaster Relief

FEMA, Disaster Declarations Summaries (OpenFEMA). Supports 90 federal major disaster declarations in 2024.

IIED, analysis of FEMA data, A major disaster declared every four days in 2024. Supports 2024 as nearly double the 30-year average of 55 declarations a year.

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2025 Global Report on Internal Displacement. Supports 11 million disaster displacements recorded in the United States in 2024, the highest ever recorded for a single country.

Stratton SJ, Tyler RD. Characteristics of Medical Surge Capacity Demand for Sudden-Impact Disasters. Academic Emergency Medicine, 2006;13(11):1193-1197. Supports the 24 to 96 hour window before outside assistance arrives and the 84% to 90% of post-disaster demand that is managed on an ambulatory basis.

FAQ

Field input from Dr Triage clinical and commercial teams, June 2026. Each question on this page traces back to a question prospective facilities have actually asked.

HHS Office of Inspector General, Special Fraud Alert: Routine Waiver of Copayments or Deductibles Under Medicare Part B, December 1994. Supports: cost-sharing for federal program beneficiaries must be billed and cannot be routinely waived. Waiver based on documented individual financial hardship is treated separately.

Dr Triage clinical and regulatory framing. Supports service scope, provider licensing, escalation to 911 for emergent situations, and the framing of the platform as Proximedicine.