Lance Reid, CEO of Telcion
It’s hard to imagine, but it’s true: Wi-Fi-enabled devices didn’t go mainstream until 2004, when the first devices (cellphones, personal data assistants, and TVs) hit the market.
Fast forward two decades,…
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With more than two decades of telemedicine experience and research, the Washington, D.C.-based Children’s National Hospital Telemedicine team identified a disparity in access to the internet and digital tools that disproportionately affects low-income and…
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About 30 million people in the United States live in “healthcare deserts,” areas where the local population has limited access to healthcare due to a scarcity of providers, medical facilities, or long wait times for appointments….
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As it begins to recover from the Change Healthcare cyberattack, UnitedHealth Group said this week that it is enabling its Rx Connect, Rx Edit and Rx Assist services for customers who have configured direct…
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By Anuja Vaidya
January 09, 2024 – New research indicates that expanding access to telehealth services and high-speed internet may not close gaps in primary care utilization, as higher telehealth uptake was linked to groups with…
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Approximately 11.7 million U.S. households do not have in-home internet access and approximately 5.5 million households do not have a computer, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That’s just the beginning of a deep…
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This is the final article in a series about social determinants of health (SDoH). Previous articles covered the definition, collection, sharing, and use of SDoH. I’ll finish with a look at some specific areas…
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Indonesia explores Starlink partnership for community health centresIndonesian Health Minister Budi G. Sadikin recently met with billionaire Elon Musk to explore a potential collaboration to deliver internet access to puskesmas, or community health centres…
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Gilda’s Club Twin Cities, part of the national non-profit Cancer Support Community network, and Equiva Health, a digital patient engagement company, are partnering to provide stand-alone devices configured for at-home use as part of…
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The following is a guest article by Paul Barnes, Partner at CWH Advisors
Today, there is widespread consensus that Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) have an impact on health inequities among various populations; resource scarcity…
