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Application period for FCC Connected Care Pilot Program now open

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

The Connected Care Pilot Program, first formalized on March 31, 2020, is open to nonprofit and public eligible healthcare providers nationwide. Provider broadband data connections. Other connected care information services. " Leadership Fundamentals for Digital Transformation. WHY IT MATTERS.

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2020 Roadmap: Overcoming Telemedicine Barriers

GlobalMed

Tribal lands sometimes have the lowest rates of broadband adoption; many Indian Health Services facilities lack the bandwidth to offer virtual care. FCC initiatives such as Connected Care NPRM and the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund strive to bring telehealth services to patients in underserved, rural and tribal areas.

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PointClickCare Announces Brian Drozdowicz as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Acute & Payer Markets

Digital Health Global

In his role, Brian will serve as an important member of the senior leadership team, responsible for the development and continued success of Health System, Health Plan and Convener markets, and for driving value in PointClickCare’s connected care network. health plan across the U.S, and over 75 state and government agencies.

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RAND Report: FQHC Telehealth Implementation for Underserved Patients in Health Centers

Telebehavioral Health Institute

In March 2020, many Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) serving low-income patients started delivering high volumes of telehealth visits to maintain access to care. The resulting telehealth safety net services led to rapid changes to technology, workflows, and staffing to accommodate telehealth visits.

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CIOs plan on refined telehealth, faster deployments, more collaborative tools

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

Even at a healthcare institution as prominent as Geisinger, the explosion of telemedicine since early 2020 has offered many lessons, especially that telemedicine now has a bigger role to play moving forward. The external network was instrumental in validating our ideas and plans for execution after I joined Harris in May 2020.

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Hospital IT leaders talk lessons learned from a tough pandemic year

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

This feature story is the first in a series that will highlight how IT leaders managed the myriad challenges of 2020 – and how they plan to build from those lessons toward a better and more resilient future, this year and beyond. Making digital connection the new normal. "The role of IT changed significantly in 2020.

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How Intermountain Healthcare gets top marks for virtual care

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

As a centralized service, it was possible to engage with a broad consortium of departments such as legal, finance, marketing, compliance and physician affairs to develop models, learn about the nuances of implementing telehealth as an embedded service and engage with clinical leadership on the opportunities.