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Broadband is the Achilles' heel of telehealth

Healthcare It News

Craig Settles Six years ago I had a stroke and telehealth saved my life. Those in the community broadband and telemedicine industries would do well to help each other drive adoption through the four-legged stool that is digital inclusion: broadband/telehealth education, digital devices, digital literacy and health literacy.

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Technology brings care to home for chronically ill patients

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The pandemic has only accelerated this process and the need to innovate better infrastructure and device investments. Technology components that can help better organize chronic care management remotely include: Devices and Sensors: Medical devices and sensors help a physician measure the vitals and other patient parameters.

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RFID: Increasing Patient Safety and Operational Efficiencies

Healthcare IT Today

Imagine undergoing knee replacement surgery, coming into the emergency department for a cardiac arrest, or needing emergent imaging due to a stroke. Friend of the Pharmacist RFID relies on tiny tags smaller than postage stamps affixed to each medication container, kit, and tray.

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NTIA hands over $45B to state broadband offices

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

ACP gives qualifying homes up to $30/month – $75/month for Native American households – for Internet access plus a $100 subsidy for a computing device. Follow him on Twitter @cjsettles101 Region Tag: Global Edition Enterprise Taxonomy: Short Headline: NTIA hands over $45B to state broadband offices Featured Decision Content:

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How communities can better prepare for post-emergency telehealth deployments

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Let’s accept the obvious: if homes and buildings are destroyed, telehealth is going to be iffy depending on how long the batteries on computing devices and phones hold out, and the infrastructure driving the electricity. Region Tag: Global Edition. A broadband foundation. Follow him on Twitter @cjsettles101.

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A guide to connected health device and remote patient monitoring vendors

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

In an age when nearly everyone is digitally connected in some way – even many senior citizens, who are often characterized as technophobic – it only makes sense that the healthcare industry is seeing a lot of connected health devices and remote patient monitoring (RPM) technologies.

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Health Provider News – February 3, 2023

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hospitals made America’s 250 Best list. Joe’s to buy part of big Onondaga County orthopedic surgery center for $25 million NewYork-Presbyterian nurses push back on alleged doubling of retiree healthcare costs New York hospital names 1st surgeon CEO Northwell VC arm backs company detecting emotions with AI in $12.7M