The California Telehealth Network is an effort to create the nation's largest health care IT wireless infrastructure so doctors can monitor patients remotely, particularly patients in rural areas. Read More>>>
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It might come as a surprise that in California - home of Silicon Valley -- there are still communities without access to high-speed Internet. But the state's geographic diversity -- from desert to mountain to coastal terrains -- poses challenges for broadband providers, leaving more [...]
Urban underserved communities, rural areas, and many Indian tribes still face a large gap in broadband access. Vice President Joe Biden announced, on Wednesday, August 18, the federal government added more grant funds for the slow growth communities. San Diego has not readied its full [...]
The California Telehealth Network is an effort to create the nation’s largest health care IT wireless infrastructure so doctors can monitor patients remotely, particularly patients in rural areas. California has formed what it says is the United States’ largest telehealth network to deliver medical care […]
On Tuesday, California launched the California Telehealth Network, the nation's largest telemedicine network, to connect patients and physicians using broadband technology, the Sacramento Bee reports. Read More>>>
We have a fabulous array of speakers for our event this morning beginning with Dr. Jack Stobo. I'm sorry, here's my list here. Dr. Jack Stobo; of course our illustrious Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who just joined us; Sharon Gillett from the FCC; Aneesh Chopra, who [...]
For many rural areas of the country, telemedicine has long been more of an elusive dream than an everyday reality. And the challenge of getting up-to-date specialty care and continuing medical education into underserved areas has taken a back seat, on many occasions, to the [...]
On Tuesday, via webcast from the UC Davis Cancer Center, we were introduced, with the flip of a switch, to another major infrastructure project, the California Telehealth Network, heralded by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger as the "future of medicine. Read More>>>
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger joined state and federal officials Tuesday to launch the California Telehealth Network, intended to bring medical care to underserved areas statewide. Read More>>>
Imagine a doctor listening to the heartbeat of a patient half a world away. Or a young child opening wide into the peering lens of a high-definition camera. And doctors collaborating online, exchanging digital X-rays, MRIs and potential diagnoses. Telemedicine's future took another leap forward [...]