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Application period for FCC Connected Care Pilot Program now open

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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. Tpen for the next 30 days, through December 7. WHY IT MATTERS. THE LARGER TREND.

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2020 Roadmap: Overcoming Telemedicine Barriers

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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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VA Connected Care Chief: Telehealth Is 'Going to Become Health Care'

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“This is going to become health care,” says Dr. Neil Evans of telehealth. A physician board certified in both Internal Medicine and Clinical Informatics, Dr. Evans also serves as Chief Officer for the Office of Connected Care (OCC) at the U.S. By 2020 … Telehealth Is Part of the Job’. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

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FCC boosts rural healthcare funding by $198M, with eye toward telehealth expansion

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The Rural Health Care Program funding cap for funding year 2020 is $604.76 million in unused money from prior funding years "to the extent necessary to satisfy funding year 2020 demand for the Program," according to the agency. million, the most in its history. THE LARGER TREND. ON THE RECORD.

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"The sustainable advancement of telehealth is one that removes inequalities in healthcare"

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According to the HIMSS study conducted in January and February 2020 , more than 90% of European providers who took part in the survey have already applied some telehealth solutions. " Helena Dominguez emphasised that some clinicians are still reluctant to see patients online, while nurses accept telecare if they see the benefits.

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How virtual nursing can help solve many workforce shortage woes

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Hospitals across the nation are facing workforce challenges with nurse staffing shortages posing one of the biggest threats to care delivery. More than 100,000 nurses exited the U.S. The American Nurses Association projects that the nursing shortage could reach up to 1.13 million additional nurses needed by 2028.

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Overview of the COVID-19 Telehealth Program

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As part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act, Congress appropriated $200 million in funding for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program (the “Program”). consortia of health care providers consisting of one or more of the foregoing entities. The FCC began accepting applications for the Program earlier this month.