“A $100 million telehealth initiative announced by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) earlier this month will largely focus on delivering virtual medical technologies directly to low-income patients in remote areas of the country, according to Commissioner Brendan Carr.”
“At a Tuesday event held by the Connected Health Initiative (CHI) at the Microsoft Innovation & Policy Center, Carr spoke with ACT | The App Association President Morgan Reed about how stakeholders can expect the FCC’s Connected Care Pilot Program to work.”
“… The FCC has yet to vote on its Notice of Inquiry, let alone put out a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, so the program still has plenty of time to change. Carr noted that he was eager to get comments back on those documents because, “we’re not healthcare experts, so we need comments…” Read the full article here.
Source: FCC’s Carr previews $100M pilot program to support telemedicine – By Eli Richman, July 25, 2018. FierceHealthcare.
