Rural hospitals need more funding for broadband, telehealth, AHA says

Healthcare IT News: The American Hospital Association said rural healthcare entities need more federal funding for technological infrastructure as basic as broadband connectivity, reimbursement for virtual visits and the means to conduct remote patient monitoring.

AHA’s testimony before the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology this week came just days after the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services proposed a new rule that would pay doctors for more virtual care performed via audio or video and otherwise relieve some administrative burdens.

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