Following a keynote address from Christyl Johnson of the National Science & Technology Council, the 2009 Women’s Congressional Broadband Summit continued yesterday with a presentation by Dr. Karen Rheuban on the benefits of broadband to patients and healthcare providers.  Dr. Rheuban is the President of the American Telemedicine Association and is the Medical Director of the Office of Telemedicine at University of Virginia.  Click below to watch the address Dr. Rheuban shared with legislators and a quick interview with NextGenWeb!

Some important takeaways:

• Telemedicine is a key tool for remote monitoring, time sensitive care for health issues like strokes and maternal/fetal care — just to name a few!
• We need to align policies of broadband and health care because they need to be seamless, integrated, and most importantly, mainstream health care.
• Telemedicine would not be possible without broadband – video and other forms of communication require access to robust high-speed networks.

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