ATA offers priorities for broadband in healthcare delivery
The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) put forth three areas to be prioritized for broadband policy for healthcare delivery in response to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration's request for comment on ways to identify barriers that hamper deployment of broadband.
ATA named the following:
- Coordinate federal funding for sustainable local broadband applications
- Foster broadband-based health service networks
- Enable broadband investment by reimbursing for broadband-delivered services
The letter also urges for the Federal Communications Commission to request that Congress update which rural providers are eligible for discounted broadband services, such as for all Medicare and Medicaid telehealth patient sites.
Access the letter.
Editor Beth earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and master’s in health communication. She has worked in hospital, academic and publishing settings over the past 20 years. Beth joined TriMed in 2005, as editor of CMIO and Clinical Innovation + Technology. When not covering all things related to health IT, she spends time with her husband and three children.