Health
Healthcare Startup, Boosted By Pandemic, Wants To Alleviate Fears Before And After Surgery
PatientPartner, which helps surgery patients connect with each other, is seeing rapid growth during the pandemic.
Infrastructure
Explainer: On the Cusp of Sea Change, Broadband Breakfast Examines the Net Neutrality Debate
In the first in a series of explainers, Broadband Breakfast has hand-picked the debate on net neutrality to bring readers up-to-speed on its history and future.
Infrastructure
Popularity Of Telework And Telehealth Presents Unique Opportunities For A Post-Pandemic World
A survey released earlier this month illustrates opportunities for remote work and care.
Infrastructure
Telecoms Should Actively Build Broadband Infrastructure Through Road Developments
Michigan Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist said telecoms should be right there alongside new road builds and improvements.
Infrastructure
With Security And Cost Concerns, Telehealth Is A Double-Edged Sword: Harvard Professor
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, a professor of Harvard’s medical school said at a House hearing Tuesday. Ateev Mehrotra said at the House Energy and Commerce Committee
Expert Opinion
Debra Berlyn: Telehealth is Here Today and Here to Stay
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 to overcome this adversity and adapt to living in a new age, great innovations have been advanced. New tech devices and programs have offered man
Infrastructure
FCC Acting Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel Prioritizes Visits to Hospitals in Telehealth Push
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 University of Virginia, to emphasize the agency’s goals of investing in telehealth strategies, with a specific emphasis on se
Rural
At INCOMPAS, Top House Democrats Say Republicans’ COVID-19 Broadband Response Inadequate
September 15, 2020 – The lack of access to broadband is still a widespread issue across the country, especially in rural areas, two top House Democrats said Tuesday at the INCOMPAS virtual show ConnectIn. “The failures of this administration are forcing people to put their health and their family’s
Telehealth
Telemedicine is Increasingly Important, But Comes With Challenges, Say Route Fifty Panelists
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. Dr. Judd Hollander, associate dean of strategic health initiatives at Thomas Jefferson University, said that there ar
Telehealth
Senate Unveils HEALS Act, FCC Transparency Concerns, Wisconsin’s Broadband Task Force
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., revealed his two-month awaited proposal for a coronavirus relief bill Monday. McConnell said he wanted to pause new spending after Congress approved a $2 trillion relief package in March. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., took a different approach, swiftly p
Infrastructure
House Democrats Call to Increase Funding for Coronavirus Testing and Tracing
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 crisis will be continuing for some time to come, said members of Congress on Monday. In a conference call sponsored by the New Democrat Coalition, representat
Telehealth
For-Profit Hospitals Ineligible for Federal Telehealth Funding, Say Panelists on FCBA Webinar
June 8, 2020 — The Federal Communication Commission’s recent initiatives to increase funding for telehealth services, or broadband-enabled healthcare, are not accessible to for-profit hospitals, according to panelists speaking on a Federal Communications Bar Association webinar on May 21. The three
FTC
Federal Privacy Legislation More Crucial Than Ever, Says Federal Trade Commissioner Christine Wilson
June 4, 2020 — Federal privacy legislation is more important than ever, said participants in a Brookings Institution webinar Wednesday. Federal Trade Commissioner Christine Wilson said that privacy concerns are at an all-time high in the age of coronavirus, and the time was right for oversight of te
AI
Panelists Strategize on Improving Telehealth and Call for Consumer Empowerment
June 3, 2020 — “In a matter of three weeks, telehealth has advanced three years,” said Maryann Copenhaver, vice president of business partnerships at Mercy Virtual, on a webinar Thursday about the future of telehealth. Panelists on the webinar, which was hosted by Dell Technology, agreed that the CO
FCC
5G Technology Will be Multifaceted and Beneficial, Says Federal Communications Commissioner Michael O’Rielly
May 27, 2020 — The future of 5G is bright and diverse, said Federal Communications Commissioner Michael O’Rielly in a webinar Wednesday. The webinar, hosted by the Lincoln Policy Network, featured a discussion of upcoming FCC actions like June’s open meeting, and the Citizens Band Radio Service auct
ACA Connects
Coronavirus Roundup: Twitter May Allow Users to Limit Replies, Congressional Broadband Funding, Contact Tracing App
A new Twitter feature allows users to decide who can reply to their tweets, sparking questions about the constitutionality of the function when used by government officials. The feature gives users the option of opening their tweet to responses from all other users, only those who they follow or onl
