How many communities are leveraging their teen populations in the pursuit of broadband and digital equity?
Through Telehealth Access Points, we can consider broadband and telehealth as the double-edged sword of digital health.
Communities need a strong human element for telehealth to succeed, so digital navigators are key to the team.
The proposal would ensure providers give 'timely and actionable information' on 988 outages.
The commission said the database that determined healthcare subsidies had cost 'anomalies.'
'We figured out how to train people to be digital navigators [and] get customers comfortable with telehealth.'
'I think obtaining funding from the Universal Service Fund would go a long way.'
The technology needs to be examined to ensure it doesn't create inequities in healthcare, panel hears.
As of June 7, 20 states have passed legislation to implement the 988 suicide hotline mandate, according to FCC data.
Digital literacy should be a priority to unlock telehealth’s potential, a telehealth event heard.
Without access to a secure broadband connection, the co-author of this Expert Opinion would have died.
Geoffrey Starks said adoption of telehealth services has ballooned during the pandemic.
The program has allowed more providers to open telehealth services and is creating more audio-only sessions.
Experts say continued investment in telehealth is necessary to improve care systems.
The Federal Communication said the awards will help connect patients to critical health services during a new wave of Covid-19.
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Over 400,000 locations across the U.S. will get broadband in this funding wave.
Health providers testified before a Senate subcommittee that Congress should be open to all forms of telehealth.
Craig Settles describes the important role that community institutions have played in promoting connectivity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Governments and health providers have an opportunity to carry the momentum of 2020 for telehealth's future.
As most of the business world scrambled to be productive in a remote existence, established work-from-home companies were left unscathed.
PatientPartner, which helps surgery patients connect with each other, is seeing rapid growth during the pandemic.
March 24, 2021 – Partnerships between cities and tech companies have not only allowed municipalities to acquire technology to get online quickly during the pandemic, but...
March 4, 2021 – The benefits of telehealth, especially during the pandemic, is being offset by the enhanced security requirements and the increased costs to adapt,...
The COVD-19 pandemic has been an extremely difficult time for everyone and has led to the implementation of major changes in our daily behaviors. In order...
February 7, 2021 – Federal Communications Commission Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel on Tuesday made a visit to Children’s National Hospital, and a virtual visit to the...
February 4, 2021 – The administration of President Joe Biden has a full plate of state priorities waiting to be worked on, and leaders representing states...
January 19, 2021—The COVID-19 pandemic continues to pressure digital health companies to adapt and scale with remarkable agility to meet unprecedented demands for their services. At...
January 12, 2021 – The growth of telehealth has exploded since the COVID-19 pandemic began, and there are no signs of it slowing down anytime soon,...
October 13, 2020 — Shortcomings in telehealth services were revealed when the COVID-19 crisis caused telehealth visits to skyrocket nearly overnight. “Consumers were only sort of...
September 8, 2020—Panelists at the Connected Health Summit on Thursday agreed that the pandemic has encouraged a more mobile, user-centered approach to healthcare, particularly with the...
September 5, 2020 – Telecommunications officials and advisors from five municipalities described how they have approached broadband during the time of a pandemic. Speaking at the...
September 3, 2020 — COVID-19 has disrupted the entire healthcare ecosystem and marketplace, and consumers and providers alike are changing their attitudes towards telehealth in response....
August 31, 2020 – Kimberly Sanders was recovering from a heroin addiction when the coronavirus struck. She had been homeless before and struggled to commute long...
“The telehealth industry has experienced a five-year shift in six months,” said Nick Sarantis, system director of digital health at Baptist Health System, during a Connected...
August 25, 2020 – Republican delegates questioned about the party’s decision to not write a platform in the lead up to the party’s convention said they...
August 13, 2020 — As a result of 2020’s myriad challenges, including the COVID-19 pandemic, widespread economic instability and a societal reckoning with inequality, mental health...
August 11, 2020 — Telemedicine is crucial for treating patients during the coronavirus pandemics, but carries limitations, agreed participants in two Route Fifty webinars on Tuesday....
July 27, 2020 — Health care institutions have reported a rise in the number of robocalls and I.D.-spoofed calls during the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of...
July 20, 2020 — As the United States fosters record breaking infection rates of COVID-19 and looks toward a second wave, it is clear that the...
