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Sick kids are more receptive to smiling faces than to doctors trying to communicate through multiple layers of protective equipment — and not having to suit up with a mask and other gear is one benefit of an expanding telehealth program, according to a doctor at Children’s National Hospital. Funding from the Federal Communications Commission COVID-19 Telehealth Program has allowed the hospital to create a regional telemedicine consortium of 15 connected centers. “That allows us to connect all pediatric patients in the DMV to specialty care at the right time, in the right place,” said ...

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To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Public Notice announcing that the application filing window for Round 2 of its COVID-19 Telehealth Program will run for seven days starting April 29, 2021. The application portal will open at noon ET on Thursday, April 29, and close one week later at noon ET on Thursday, May 6. Round 2 of the FCC's COVID-19 Telehealth Program will make an additional almost $250 million available to fund telehealth and connected care services provided b...

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To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On April 15, 2021, the FCC announced that on Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 12:00 PM ET it will begin accepting applications for the second round of its COVID-19 Telehealth Program (the “Program”). The filing window will last for seven days and will close on Thursday, May 6, 2021 at 12:00 PM ET. All applications filed during this period will be reviewed after the application filing window has closed. Under this application processing round, the FCC will distribute nearly $250 million to eligible health care providers to provide tel...