Broadband And Healthcare Policy

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Advancing Broadband Connectivity as a Social …

(1 days ago) WEBThe Advancing Broadband Connectivity as a Social Determinant of Health Initiative is pursuing this promising research to inform public policy and help close the digital divide in health. Under this Initiative, the C2H Task Force is continuing to study …

https://www.fcc.gov/health/SDOH

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Broadband Access as a Public Health Issue: - PMC

(3 days ago) WEBBroadband-Enabled Healthcare: Telehealth’s Potential to Improve Healthcare Access. Another important determinant of health is the access to and the quality of healthcare …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6661896/

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Broadband Access as a “Super-Determinant” of Health

(2 days ago) WEBInternet connectivity, particularly access to broadband, is playing an increasingly important role in both healthcare and public health. Telehealth — the use …

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1073110519857314

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Digital Inclusion as Health Care — Supporting Health …

(Just Now) WEBBeyond digital redlining, limited broadband infrastructure, high prices for broadband service, and lack of access to Internet-enabled devices have made …

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2115646

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Mapping Broadband Health in America - Federal …

(1 days ago) WEBThe Connect2HealthFCC Task Force’s platform Mapping Broadband Health in America 2023 allows users to visualize, intersect, and analyze broadband and health data at the national, state and county levels – …

https://www.fcc.gov/health/maps

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Digital prosperity: How broadband can deliver health and …

(7 days ago) WEBFrom economic stability, to education, to social supports, to civic agency, broadband and the digital services it enables are today intrinsically tied to collective health and equity outcomes. In

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/digital-prosperity-how-broadband-can-deliver-health-and-equity-to-all-communities/

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Studies and Data Analytics on Broadband and Health

(8 days ago) WEBThe C2H Task Force first pioneered the concept that broadband connectivity may be a new or unrecognized social determinant of health, which could have important implications in the development of …

https://www.fcc.gov/health/sdoh/studies-and-data-analytics

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Impacts of the Internet on Health Inequality and …

(3 days ago) WEBIt is of vital importance to build up necessary skills needed by public health practitioners to deliver fast, efficient, and cost-effective responses to the challenges of …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9218541/

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Broadband access: Health care's newest challenge - STAT

(2 days ago) WEBWith the rise of digital health care, the U.S. faces a new health challenge: unequal access to broadband technology. Some 43% of adults in households making …

https://www.statnews.com/2021/11/12/broadband-access-newest-challenge-health-care/

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Health Equity and Broadband Internet Access - AHIMA

(3 days ago) WEBBroadband Internet Basics. Broadband internet is high-speed internet. Broadband is required for internet services that need a lot of information to be sent and …

https://ahimafoundation.ahima.org/understanding-the-issues/health-equity-and-broadband-internet-access/

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AHRQ guide provides ways to support equity through digital …

(3 days ago) WEBThe Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality recently released a guide to help health systems and other stakeholders assess and advance equity in health care …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2024-04-25-ahrq-guide-provides-ways-support-equity-through-digital-health-care-technology

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The Association of Broadband Internet Access and Telemedicine

(3 days ago) WEBIntroduction. Rural areas account for 97% of the landmass of the United States (US) and only 20% of the population, and rural health care is characterized by …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8329625/

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Broadband Internet Access and Health Outcomes: Patient and …

(4 days ago) WEBWe examine how health outcomes for common procedures in Medicare changed after broadband internet rolled out across ZIP Codes from 1999 to 2008. Estimates imply …

https://www.nber.org/papers/w31579

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Broadband Access as a Public Health Issue: The Role of Law in

(1 days ago) WEBBroadband internet access is a super-determinant of health that plays an important role in healthcare and public health outcomes. Laws and policies shape implementation and …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31298126/

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HOW BROADBAND CAN DELIVER HEALTH AND EQUITY TO …

(2 days ago) WEBbroadband’s health and equity benefits aren’t yet fully understood. From economic stability, to education, to social supports, to civic agency, policy reforms to overcome those barriers. It

https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/20200227_BrookingsMetro_Digital-Prosperity-Report-final.pdf

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Broadband Access as a “Super-Determinant” of Health

(4 days ago) WEBAccess to broadband is increasingly being recognized as an important social determinant of health; however, approximately 34 million people in the U.S. still lack broadband …

https://www.networkforphl.org/news-insights/broadband-access-as-a-super-determinant-of-health/

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How can broadband improve health care and enable telemedicine?

(1 days ago) WEBHow can broadband improve health care and enable telemedicine? Access to broadband is transforming health care. Telemedicine expands access to health care services, …

https://broadbandusa.ntia.doc.gov/about-us/frequently-asked-questions/how-can-broadband-improve-health-care-and-enable-telemedicine

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Closing the rural health connectivity gap: How broadband

(6 days ago) WEBBroadband access is not usually highlighted in policy prescriptions for improving outcomes and lowering costs of health care. But it is a prerequisite for a range of technologies that …

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/closing-the-rural-health-connectivity-gap-how-broadband-funding-can-improve-care/

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Bridging the Digital Divide in Healthcare to Improve Access to Care

(2 days ago) WEBJuly 20, 2021 The Federal Communications Commission reports that 19 million Americans still lack access to high- speed internet.As telehealth becomes more accessible due to …

https://www.astho.org/topic/brief/bridging-the-digital-divide-in-healthcare-to-improve-access-to-care/

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The Impact of Broadband Redlining on Health Equity ASTHO

(9 days ago) WEBThe Impact of Broadband Redlining on Health Equity. Access to quality internet may not be the first thing you think of when you think about health equity, but it …

https://www.astho.org/communications/blog/impact-of-broadband-redlining-on-health-equity/

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Broadband in Rural America: Faster Speeds for Home and Healthcare

(5 days ago) WEBThe Rural Health Information Hub is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human …

https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/rural-monitor/broadband

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U.S. Broadband Policy and Competitiveness - Council on Foreign …

(2 days ago) WEBIn 1999, the FCC specified that speeds greater than 0.2 megabits per second (up and downstream) would be considered broadband; this was updated to 4 …

https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/us-broadband-policy-and-competitiveness

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Recognizing the critical need for broadband to bridge the digital

(6 days ago) WEBBut even before the global health crisis, Gallardo said there was not only a digital divide, but also a lack of understanding of the value and necessity of broadband. …

https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2024/Q2/recognizing-the-critical-need-for-broadband-to-bridge-the-digital-divide.html

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The Future of Broadband Affordability - U.S. Senate Committee on

(6 days ago) WEBU.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján, (D-N.M.), Chair of the Subcommittee on Communications, Media and Broadband, will convene a subcommittee hearing titled …

https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2024/5/the-future-of-broadband-affordability

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What is broadband and why is broadband access important

(8 days ago) WEBBroadband service provides a higher-speed of data transmission. Broadband provides access to the highest quality internet services, such as videoconferencing for telehealth, that require large amounts of data transmission. Broadband access is constant. It does not block phone lines, and there is no need to reconnect each time you need to use

https://www.healthit.gov/faq/what-broadband-and-why-broadband-access-important

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For millions of Americans, high-speed internet is unavailable or

(7 days ago) WEBWith telehealth, you can suddenly connect with a health care professional. It aids in education. Some studies have found that access to broadband can impact …

https://theconversation.com/for-millions-of-americans-high-speed-internet-is-unavailable-or-unaffordable-a-telecommunications-expert-explains-how-to-bring-broadband-to-the-places-that-need-it-the-most-227666

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Underserved Rural, Racial and Ethnic Communities

(9 days ago) WEBThis policy report explores mental health-related disparities across rural, racial and ethnic communities. It reflects intensive deliberation and research conducted by the …

https://www.ncsl.org/labor-and-employment/underserved-rural-racial-and-ethnic-communities

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‘Should have been done yesterday’: Rural, older Americans - CNN

(6 days ago) WEBPolicy experts have described the situation as a fast-approaching economic crisis and a major step backward for closing the digital divide between internet haves …

https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/29/tech/broadband-affordability-acp-rural-older-americans/index.html

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AT FCC APRIL PUBLIC MEETING Restoring FCC oversight of …

(6 days ago) WEB“Broadband access to the Internet is a critical conduit that is essential for modern life,” said Commissioner Gomez. “Protecting this critical infrastructure that is essential to the …

https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-402091A1.pdf

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Federal broadband program helping more than 300,000 Cook …

(7 days ago) WEBHal Woods, chief of policy for the education nonprofit Kids First Chicago, said more than 350,000 households in Cook County enrolled in the Affordable Connectivity …

https://chicago.suntimes.com/consumer-affairs/2024/04/27/affordable-connectivity-program-cook-county-residents-federal-broadband-internet

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FAQs Federal Communications Commission

(5 days ago) WEBThe Mapping Broadband Health in America platform—conceived and conceptualized by the FCC’s Connect2Health Task Force—enables data-driven decision making at the …

https://www.fcc.gov/health/maps/faq

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Net neutrality restored as FCC votes to regulate internet providers

(9 days ago) WEBSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday voted to restore “net neutrality” rules that prevent broadband internet providers such as …

https://apnews.com/article/net-neutrality-fcc-broadband-regulation-cc8421bc4f11a3e0f6ffc22c358fbfd0

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Millions to see broadband bills go up in May: Here’s why, and …

(6 days ago) WEBMillions of Americans who have been receiving discounted internet and phone service over the last few years are about to see their bills increase as a federal …

https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/4630508-millions-to-see-broadband-bills-go-up-in-may-heres-why-and-whats-next/

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Association between broadband capacity and telehealth …

(4 days ago) WEBIntroduction. Telehealth is a rapidly growing tool for providing access to healthcare, and its use has been augmented by the COVID-19 pandemic. 1 –6 In fact, a report by the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation concluded that the share of Medicare visits through telehealth increased 63-fold from 2019 to 2020, from 840,000 visits in 2019 to 52.7 …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10076155/

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Shapiro Administration Invests $204 Million in Federal Funding to

(Just Now) WEBThe investment will bring high-speed internet to over 100,000 Pennsylvanians in 42 counties across the Commonwealth that currently have no service or struggle with poor …

https://www.broadband.pa.gov/shapiro-administration-invests-204-million-in-federal-funding-to-provide-40000-homes-and-businesses-affordable-and-reliable-high-speed-internet-across/

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