Good news all around for telehealth projects
IT Business Edge
The Federal Communication Commission’s plan to bring broadband to rural health care facilities is good news for people who live in remote areas. But it also could be a sign of changes to the Universal Services Fund (USF), a longstanding system aimed at subsidizing phone services in remote locales.
Computerworld does a good job of explaining what’s going on. The basic idea, which virtually anyone would find laudable, is to provide broadband, and with it advanced diagnostic, telehealth and other services, to more than 2,000 facilities that are far from cities or suburbs.
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The Federal Communication Commission’s plan to bring broadband to rural health care facilities is good news for people who live in remote areas. But it also could be a sign of changes to the Universal Services Fund (USF), a longstanding system aimed at subsidizing phone services in remote locales.
Computerworld does a good job of explaining what’s going on. The basic idea, which virtually anyone would find laudable, is to provide broadband, and with it advanced diagnostic, telehealth and other services, to more than 2,000 facilities that are far from cities or suburbs.
Read more
Labels: broadband, Federal Communications Commission, telehealth
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