The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today (1 July) approved 70 additional applications for funding telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic. This funding covers both urban and rural providers, from large health systems to local community health centers. The funds for this thirteenth group totals $31.63 million of the $189.27 million in total funds awarded. To date, the FCC’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program, authorized by the CARES Act, has approved 514 funding applications in 46 states plus Washington, D.C. Equipment covered includes telehealth, computers, smartphones, tablets, remote patient monitoring equipment, and software.
A small sample of this group of healthcare organizations:
- Avera Health, South Dakota
- Barnabas Health in NJ for remote patient monitoring equipment
- Boston Children’s Hospital
- Greater Philadelphia Health Action
- Lehigh Valley Health Network in Allentown PA
- Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, NY
- Ryan Health in Manhattan
- University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital
- UPMC in Harrisburg PA
FCC release. Full list of Telehealth Program recipients here.
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