NextGenWeb was on hand to cover the Alliance for Public Technology’s “How Broadband Changed My Life” brownbag luncheon on Capitol Hill last week. Speakers included Mark McElroy, Senior Vice President of Connect Kentucky; Harry Alford, President and CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce; and Leroy Watson, Executive Director of the National Grange.
Medical care has long been an intensely technological field, making advancements that seem to come straight out of science fiction. And today’s e-health advances are more of the same — saving lives through innovative uses of technology.
A new study from the Internet Innovation Alliance (IIA) shows that broadband Internet service has accelerated the development of telemedicine technologies that are providing healthcare to more Americans at a reduced cost. For example, improvements in video conferencing are allowing medical staff to remotely diagnose and consult, which means less time wasted in waiting rooms for simple visits and better care for the rural poor and home-based patients. The best specialists in the world are now available to help rural doctors with their toughest cases or offer immediate second opinions on MRIs, CT scans or X-rays.
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Rich Wonders, Vice President—Marketing and Business Strategy for Alcatel-Lucent recently spent some time with NextGenWeb to talk about what his company is doing to get broadband to underserved areas. He also touches on some of the life-improving applications like e-Health and e-Learning that are associated with access to high-speed Internet.
Washington Post
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I just had to post a quick comment on a PCWorld story, “Broadband Regulation Needed to Improve Access” yesterday that reports on claims that maximizing “societal” and “consumer” welfare in the broadband industry requires more broadband regulation.
More regulation? On an industry that is now pouring tens of billions of dollars of private investment into expanding services and consumer choices? Does anyone really think that “central planning” is the way to foster the growth of broadband?
Experience shows that market competition is the right way to “manage” the broadband industry, which has a proven record of technology innovation and consumer-focused service. Let the market decide, and you’ll see more of the same; dropping prices, increasing speeds, and creative new technologies.
NextGenWeb recently spoke with Maria Pallavicini, Dean of Natural Sciences at the University of California Merced, who is spearheading efforts to establish a San Joaquin Valley eHealth Network. The project is made possible due to three grants totaling nearly $1million from the ATT Foundation, the California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley , and the California Emerging Technology Fund. The program will improve access to health care and connect underserved communities with advanced communications services. In this interview, Maria highlights the vital role broadband deployment plays in creating the eHealth network, and how the telehealth network will help bridge the digital divide in San Joaquin.
Grand Forks Herald
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Los Angeles Times
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Investor’s Business Daily
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