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, broadband is transforming the way may Americans receive their healthcare. Both urban and rural Americans have greater access to higher quality care. Check out our “Broadband and Health IT” page for more information.

NextGenWeb had the privilege of sponsoring the Center for Connected Health Symposium for the fourth year running. This year, NextGenWeb sponsored a session titled, “Lessons Learned During the Maturation of Online Social Networks, Patient Communities and Patient Blogs.” The Center for Connected Health Symposium is an annual gathering of patients, payers, physicians, hospital leaders, entrepreneurs and IT execs that experience healthcare every day. This year’s symposium aimed to discuss and debate the means of moving care beyond the hospital and clinic and into the day-to-day lives of those who need our help.

Dr. Joe Kvedar, Director of the Center for Connected Health in Boston, has been a friend of and contributor to NextGenWeb for the past several years. At last year’s symposium, we had the privilege of sitting down with Dr. Kvedar to discuss the need for continued integration of technology into America’s health care system. He also touched on the negative impact that increased broadband regulation could have on e-health delivery.

Click below to watch the interview.

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