After the Federal Communications Commission awarded $200 million to help healthcare providers purchase telehealth equipment, more than half of the awards went to equipment for providers and staff at clinics and hospitals. Just a quarter of awards were to help patients overcome the digital divide. Now, the FCC is preparing to open applications for a second round of funding.
Seeing an uptick in demand, the Federal Communications Commission said it would add another $198 million in unused funds into its rural healthcare program. The pool of funds can be used by rural providers to provide broadband and telecommunications services.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Six hospitals received grants from the Federal Communications Commission to expand their telehealth programs to prevent the spread of Covid-19. The first six grants are just a portion of the $200 million the FCC will distribute through the program.
It would set aside $200 million that healthcare providers could use to implement telehealth programs.
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai rolled out plans for a $200 million fund to help healthcare providers purchase telehealth tools to handle Covid-19. Commissioners still must approve the fund before providers can submit their proposals.
The proposed program would give an 85 percent discount on connectivity for broadband-based telehealth projects that would connect patients to their doctor for services like chronic disease management.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
In a recent Sheppard Mullin blog post, lawyer Kristi Kung dives deeper into what the Federal Communications Commission's decision to repeal net neutrality rules could affect telehealth.
Several recent developments are of note as consumer electronics companies, hearing aid manufacturers, audiologists, physicians, consumer advocates and regulators prepare for a surge of new hearing devices and changes in the hearing healthcare system.
The device has a more robust build, a larger prism, and has a hinge that allows it to fold and is built to withstand bumps and bruises in the workplace, according to the news source 9 to 5 Google.
The FCC and FDA are working together to regulate digital health - meeting every four months to discuss interoperability, cybersecurity and wireless health.
We will highlight Build My Health's revenue practice management tools, which could help physician practices add up to $250,000 to their practices.
The FCC is set to take up a vote on the hot-button issue of net neutrality this week, with much of the focus coming from tech and telecommunications companies. But healthcare leaders should be paying as close if not more attention. As the healthcare sector tilts increasingly toward telemedicine, mobile, cloud-based EHRs and data sharing […]
Health systems have been in various stages of adopting healthcare IT to boost gaps in care with telemedicine technology, remote monitoring services and other technologies to help primary care physicians be more efficient, improve access to specialists and to reduce hospitalizations. The FCC wants to figure out how to expand this trend in healthcare. It […]