rural areas

See the following -

10 Fastest Growing Cities For Concierge Medicine

Matthew Smith | Health Directions | July 23, 2013

In order to avoid the ongoing stress and health insurance headaches, many physicians have switched to cash-only practices and are saving their patients money in the process. Physicians throughout the country are setting up membership-based programs that offer discounts on services to customers. Read More »

Alongside Meaningful Use Progress, Survey Finds Obstacles Remain

Erin McCann | Government Health IT | April 24, 2013

Meaningful use will bring about the most significant improvements in the health information technology arena, say health IT executives, who are working tirelessly to meet industry deadlines. A new survey finds it's still a trying task, however, with officials citing regulation ambiguity and competing IT projects as the biggest barriers to moving forward with MU. Read More »

Computerworld Honors 2013: Critical Health Data Sent To Rural Ghana Via Mobile

Mary K. Pratt | Computerworld | June 3, 2013

This mobile health platform, the 21st Century Achievement Award winner for health, aims to improve the availability and quality of healthcare services in rural Ghana and demonstrate best practices. Read More »

FCC Rural Healthcare Broadband Pilots Improve Care

Mary Mosquera | Government Health IT | August 15, 2012

Broadband networks for healthcare providers have proven that they can improve quality and lower the cost of care in rural area by reducing time to access critical and life-saving treatment and increasing resources to diagnose conditions. Read More »

FCC To Fund $400M Yearly For Rural Telehealth Networks

Mary Mosquera | Government Health IT | January 9, 2013

The Federal Communications Commission will make $400 million available annually to healthcare providers to expand the development of broadband telehealth networks from a pilot to a permanent program. Read More »

Fifth Time A Charm For Telehealth Bill?

Erin McCann | Government Health IT | March 21, 2013

A telemedicine bill aimed at expanding remote patient monitoring technology in rural and underserved communities was re-introduced in the Senate this week, making it the fifth time the bill has been proposed since 2005. Read More »

Food Tech Leaves Rural People Behind

Michel Martin | NPR News | April 24, 2014

Technology enhanced food production has come a long way, but nearly an eighth of the population still suffers from chronic hunger. The United Nations' Kanayo Nwanze discusses what might help. Read More »

For Ailing Vets In Rural Areas, Telemedicine Can Be The Cure

Quil Lawrence | KQED | May 29, 2013

Howard Lincoln of White Mountain, Alaska, doesn't always hear it when people knock on his door. He's 82 and he still has a little shrapnel in his jaw from a mortar shell that nearly killed him in the Korean War 60 years ago. "We heard it whistling, but I was the third one in line running toward the bunker," he recalls... Read More »

Frontline SMS Helps Rural Farmers In Uganda Increase Crop Yields and Fight Disease Outbreaks

Robin Platte | FrontlineSMS | July 15, 2013

Congratulations to Jimmie Ssena for being recognized as a finalist of the VNI Service Awards for his work with rural farmers using FrontlineSMS! Read More »

FrontlineSMSat7: Your Health Is In Your Hands

Sila Kisoso | FrontlineSMS | November 6, 2012

In the fifth of our seven blog posts celebrating the month that FrontlineSMS turns 7, Sila Kisoso, our Community Support Manager, shares her first inspiring encounter with FrontlineSMS – at her previous role with the Innovations for Poverty Action Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (IPA-WASH) Benefits Project in rural Kenya. Read More »

Google’s ‘White Space’ Experiment In South Africa A Boon For Local Schools

Rebecca Chao | TechPresident | July 22, 2013

Back in March, Google began testing a new broadband Internet service in Cape Town, South Africa, and now hopes it can power products in the United States. Read More »

Hawaii Beacon Infuses Health IT, Care Coordination With Aloha

Mary Mosquera | Government Health IT | August 27, 2012

Some patients on the island of Hawaii live in communities far apart from each other and from physicians and hospitals, with few methods of transportation except the family vehicle. Like other rural areas, this situation puts patients with diabetes and other chronic conditions at greater risk of costly hospitalization. Read More »

Health Checks Via Smartphones, Tablets On The Way

Tim Lohman | ZDNet | July 25, 2013

A new cloud-based system could deliver real-time health monitoring and alerts to healthcare professionals. Read More »

Health Information For Remote & Rural Eastern Indonesia

Rohan Fisher | FrontlineSMS | May 30, 2013

The use of personal mobile phones has increased rapidly, even in remote parts of Eastern Indonesia, revolutionising the way people communicate. I work in a small regional university in Northern Australia (Charles Darwin University) very close to the Eastern Indonesian province of Nusa Tenngara Timur (NTT). Read More »

Health IT, At Least On The Big Island, Starts With Fresh Vegetables And Gardening

Mary Mosquera | Government Health IT | August 30, 2012

The first step for gaining patient buy-in for the use of health IT may start with fresh vegetables and gardening, a gateway to start thinking about and owning your health. Read More »