The health industry's gradual shift toward telehealth technology is helping connect health professionals with patients around the country, elevating the quality of care to a new level. Global health leaders see telehealth as the best hope for bringing about a more collaborative and cost-efficient health environment, according to a recent CISCO and Princeton Survey Research Associates International survey. Read More »
Personal Health Records (PHR) have been on the rise in the United States as a means of easily accessing and coordinating health information. Growing in popularity, such records are part of a broader health IT movement that simplifies health care for patients and care providers alike. Read More »
As health IT adoption grows, a new bill introduced by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) will help expand electronic health record (EHR) incentive programs to mental health workers and facilities. Read More »
Recent research shows that electronic medical records and broadband-enabled medical care improve the quality and efficiency of health care. A recent literature review conducted by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) found that 92 percent of academic articles written between July 2007 and February 2010 documented the positive impact of health IT. Read More »
For Americans with chronic health issues, including high blood pressure, diabetes, heart and lung conditions, and cancer, the Internet has become a lifeline to communities of support. Read More »
President Obama, in his State of the Union speech, addressed the topic of building out broadband connectivity. Read More »
While a lot of attention has been focused on the infrastructure grants awarded by The Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP), the biggest impact that BTOP grants could be in broadband adoption. There are a number of very exciting projects in this field, and several different models to increase digital literacy and interest in broadband. Read More »
Four-fifths of the nation's hospitals but only 41 percent of office-based physicians say they'll take advantage of federal incentive payments to adopt electronic health records (EHR), according to recent surveys. Read More »
Broadband-supported mobile health systems can make a profound difference in the lives of patients with chronic health problems, according to FCC Commissioner Mignon L. Clyburn, who recently addressed the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies. Read More »
For millions of Americans who live in rural areas that are far from good hospitals or individuals in underserved communities, broadband access could provide better, faster, and less expensive health care. Read More »
