Broadband & Food Safety (Yes, Food Safety!)
Broadband plays a large role in many aspects of our public safety. However, we most often discuss the role of broadband in public safety in terms of improving first response systems and national...
View ArticleTelehealth in the American Indian Community
On Friday, NextGenWeb attended the National Summit of Clinicians for Healthcare Justice. During one of the panels, Dr. Andrew Narva discussed his work in telenephrology, using telehealth communications...
View ArticleAT&T Teams Up with eCardio Diagnostics
AT&T has recently announced their partnership with eCardio Diagnostics, one of the leading providers of arrhythmia monitoring solutions. The two companies will use their partnership to provide...
View ArticleNextGenWeb Spotlight on Broadband and Healthcare
NextGenWeb is kicking off its spotlight week discussing the role broadband plays in 21st century healthcare delivery. Through electronic health records, remote monitoring and telehealth applications,...
View ArticleA Story of Lost Driving Privileges and Life Enhancing Linkages
It was the look on my father’s face when we got in his cherished white Tornado and handed me the keys with a sigh that said it all. He really loved cars. Perhaps it was being raised without one as a...
View ArticleAssistive Technologies Showcased at Library of Congress
One important aspect of broadband and heath care is assistive technology. Especially given America’s aging baby boomer generation, people will increasing rely on these tools to access their health...
View ArticleBroadband is Essential for Health Care Advancements
Every year in America more than 100,000 people die in hospitals as the result of medical errors. Many of those errors happen because critical information about a patient wasn’t available when treatment...
View ArticleTelehealth, Telesurgery and the Future
Advancements in technology and high-speed broadband are allowing doctors to complete surgeries faster and with much more precision. In 2001, the first ever telesurgery was completed on a woman in...
View ArticleRecent Study Shows Health IT is Environmentally Healthy
A recent report by Kaiser Permanente found that Health IT adoption not only improves healthcare, but it also can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The study calculated that adoption of electronic...
View ArticleMobile Innovation and the Advancement of Healthcare
On July 26, the Institute for Policy Innovation held a briefing on Capitol Hill to discuss the future of healthcare, emphasizing mobile innovation as the biggest driver of change. New developments in...
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