Telehealth is Changing -- Can Broadband Networks Keep Up?

Telehealth has emerged as a critical tool for healthcare providers and their patients, especially since the onset of COVID-19. The marketplace is changing: Healthcare providers are shifting their operations to accommodate high telehealth demand, and navigating pay discrepancies between in-person and virtual visits, for starters. And of course, the increase in demand means that healthcare institutions need additional bandwidth. Programs like the Connected Care Pilot, the COVID-19 Telehealth Program, and the Rural Health Care Program are supposed to address this need, but are they doing so effectively? The webinar will explore how broadband programs can better support the new realities of the telehealth marketplace.

Speakers

• Brian Scarpelli, senior global policy counsel, ACT | The App Association/Connected Health Initiative
• Jennifer Stoll, executive vice president, external affairs, OCHIN
• Moderator: John Windhausen, executive director, SHLB Coalition

Additional speakers TBA.