Health IT
From digitizing medical records to speedy diagnoses and reduced medication errors to controlling skyrocketing medical costs and radically advancing patient care, broadband-enabled health care advances represent the next great frontier for American medicine. Broadband-based remote monitoring for all chronically ill patients could reduce U.S. health care expenses by 25% — a $350 billion annual savings. Over 25 years, broadband could save U.S. seniors $800 billion in health costs.
Latest VideoDr. Joe Kvedar Touches on Net Reg & Connected Health NextGenWeb recently wrapped up its third year of participation with the Center for Connected Health’s Annual Symposium – which focuses on the integration of technology and health care. Timely conversation on a couple different fronts as both health care and Internet policy are hot topics in Washington these days. We were fortunate to spend some time with Dr. Joe Kvedar, the Director of the Center for Connected Health in Boston. We touched on the Net neutrality issue and also spoke of the need for continued integration of technology into America’s health care system. Studies
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