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This year, more than 5 million Americans will be diagnosed with Heart Valve Disease. All too often, for Black patients with certain forms of the disease this can be a death sentence, with patients from minority communities facing significantly higher mortality rates than their white counterparts. The most common form of this disease is aortic stenosis (AS), where the aortic valve narrows and weakens the heart. While common, AS can be deadly, and one in six patients will have a more aggressive f...

(Credit: Hero Images) The pandemic has created an atmosphere in healthcare unlike anything seen before in modern times. It has set the stage for CIOs and other health IT executives to rethink their approach to accomplishing new tasks. This is the sixth instalment in Healthcare IT News feature story series, "Health IT Lessons Learned During the COVID-19 Era." (Click here to visit the portal with all the feature stories.)  This time around we feature the expertise of the following five leaders...

Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Massachusetts FQHC Telehealth Consortium Announces Launch of Phase II of Telemedicine Campaign with More Than $4.7M in Grants April 22, 2021 GMT BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 21, 2021-- The FQHC (Federally Qualified Health Center) Telehealth Consortium today announces the launch of Phase II of its campaign to greatly increase telemedicine capacity in Massachusetts’s community health centers. The Conso...

10:22 AM The Massachusetts FQHC Telehealth Consortium has been awarded a grant from the Federal Communications Commission to increase telemedicine capacity in community health centers statewide. The consortium is made up of 35 federally qualified health centers. WHY IT MATTERS The $3.1 million grant stems from the FCCs Connect Care Pilot Program, which is designed to help eligible provider organizations defray the costs of offering virtual care and study how the FCCs Universal Service Fund can ...

FCC meets with UVA Health to expand telemedicine into patients’ homes FCC meets with UVA Health to expand telemedicine into patients’ homes By Rachel Hirschheimer | February 3, 2021 at 2:34 PM EST - Updated February 4 at 8:10 AM CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been helping to expand telehealth services at the University of Virginia as the need for virtual visits increase. Acting FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel and FCC Commissioner ...

On January 15, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced the initial pilot projects selected for the Connected Care Pilot Program (“Pilot Program”) for telehealth...

Tuesday, January 26, 2021 On January 15, 2021, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced the initial pilot projects selected for the Connected Care Pilot Program (“Pilot Program”) for telehealth services.  The list includes 14 pilot projects spanning 11 states and more than 150 treatment sites, totaling $26.6 million awarded of the allotted $100 million under the Pilot Program.   The First Round of Funded Projects The 14 selected pilot projects cover a broad range...

FCC Connected Care Pilot awards went to 14 programs in 11 states. The money must go toward connected care services and provide

Morgan Griffith: Strides in closing the digital divide Published Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, 12:04 am Join AFPs 100,000+ followers on Facebook Purchase a subscription to AFP | Subscribe to AFP podcasts on iTunes News, press releases, letters to the editor: augustafreepress2@gmail.com Morgan Griffith Closing the digital divide is a challenge for American society in the 21st century that must be met. Internet connectivity brings with it economic growth, educational opportunities, individual quality ...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: In an attempt to break the logjam on a COVID-19 relief package before Congress adjourns, a group of bipartisan lawmakers put forth a $908 billion relief package that seems to be a middle-ground between the Democrats’ $2 trillion and Senate Republicans’ $500 billion proposals from earlier in 2020. But while the agreement seems to split key differences, it has yet to secure the necessary backing of leadership, raising continued ques...