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

Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

While this gap is not easily overcome, Grady Health pursued and was selected as a participant in the FCC Connected Care Pilot Program for addressing such challenges." These are in addition to his weekly leadership team meeting. " Rapidly standing up a call center. The power of a network.

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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.