Connecting to the World
The Times West Virginian
October 26, 2008

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Survey: Online Video Helps Voters Stay More Engaged
ArsTechnica
October 29, 2008

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Telecommuting And The Green Office Of The Future
Business Green
October 29, 2008

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Click below to watch the archived footage from the panel to discuss the latest findings in the National Journal/Allstate Battleground Poll. The panel will feature Ron Brownstein, Political Director, Atlantic Media Company, Jim Barnes, Political Correspondent, National Journal Magazine, and Brent McGoldrick, Vice President, FD, a business and financial communications company.

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Jay H. Sanders, M.D.
President and CEO of The Global Telemedicine Group and
Professor of Medicine (Adjunct) at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

Technology has long played a part in medicine — longer than most people probably realize. People now are living longer and better because of technology-based improvements in diagnostics and treatments based on technological advances. New and improved communications technologies are taking these advances to the next step. We can now examine and treat patients where they are, not necessarily where we are. This is possible in large part because of broadband — high-speed Internet — communications.

At its essence, broadband is the conduit by which information, be it educational, diagnostic or therapeutic, is transported from a location where it exists to a location where it is needed. It can be an academic medical center reaching out to assist medical professionals in a rural hospital, or a physician checking in on a patient in his or her home.

Today’s wireless technologies are building upon these gains, particularly in the area of “eHealth.” eHealth is most commonly associated with the ability to reference and use electronic medical records from handheld devices. Because the records are stored electronically, specialists from across the hospital or around the world can reference them. A patient can have just one medical file, accessible to a myriad of doctors who are providing treatment.

Electronic medical records can save lives by ensuring that all involved in the medical profession are working from and sharing the most current information. Similarly, other telemedicine applications lead to better health care. A doctor checking a patient’s vital signs while that patient is at home can get a more accurate sense of blood pressure or pulmonary function if the patient is in his or her daily environment, for example.

The one thing ehealth and telemedicine applications have in common is the need to have digital information immediately accessible, regardless of location. This is made possible by broadband networks.

As we depend more and more on wireless and mobile technologies to deliver better and more affordable medical solutions, it is essential that we have the communications infrastructure that enable their adoption. Good public policy must ensure we have both.

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Could Health Care IT Get A Boost Next Year?
Information Week
October 28, 2008

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Everything’s Gone Green
Light Reading
October 27, 2008

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Whitehouse & Gingrich: Next President Must Put Health In Health Care
Washington Times
October 28, 2008

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One of the hottest topics at this year’s Center for Connected Health Symposium has been e-prescribing — and for good reason. It’s not only a hot topic in the health care community — it’s been gaining steam on Capitol Hill too.

Look no further than Senator John Kerry (D-MA) performing the opening keynote at the Symposium just this morning. Senator Kerry has been a leader on this issue and has introduced legislation that would provide financial incentives to encourage the adoption of electronic prescribing. Senator Kerry cited the enormous cost savings that would be realized through e-prescribing — not to mention the countless lives saved due to a decrease in prescription errors.

First — what is e-Prescribing? In short it’s a doctor submitting a prescription via electronic signature to a pharmacist over a secure broadband network. Next, why is e-prescribing such an important and trendy issue? Well, there are several reasons. The benefits of potential widespread adoption of e-prescribing are enormous. E-prescribing programs decrease errors in prescriptions — usually a prescription that’s illegible — which by itself leads to significant cost savings (and healthier patients). It also increases satisfaction among patients and efficiency in the filing of medical prescriptions.

The benefits are undeniable, but the majority of e-prescribing programs would not be available if not for the network that allows the transfer of large amounts of information at the speed of light. The amount of broadband-enabled programs and applications that we’re seeing at the Symposium are astounding. It’s pretty cool to see first hand the applications that are making connected health a reality for so many patients across the country.

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