It will provide grants to healthcare and broadband providers
to establish a solid connection for telemedicine services.
U.S. Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) hosted the FCC commissioner
recently in Hancock County to highlight the need for this investment.
“We learned on that visit about the opportunities to bridge
the gap between providers by using the latest diagnostic and treatment
technologies,” says Young.
The technology can be used to diagnosis, treat and follow up
with patients.
Young says the Connected Care Pilot Program can be
especially helpful for veterans.
“The Veterans Health Administration indicates that,
according to the population they’ve already served using remote monitoring,
there’s a roughly 20 percent reduction in hospital admissions,” says Young.
Many communities across the country, including in Indiana,
have difficulty using the technology because of poor broadband.
WHAT IS TELEHEALTH? Telehealth is a collection of means or
methods for enhancing health care, public health, and health education delivery
and support using telecommunications technologies. Telehealth encompasses a
broad variety of technologies and tactics to deliver virtual medical, health,
and education services.
SOURCE: WTIU
