A program to bring internet access to low-income people is running out of money. Health care will suffer
This past winter, one of us, Alister, was speaking with the daughter of an elderly patient at a community health center in Boston. Her mother had recently been admitted to a local hospital for pneumonia, and doctors believed that she was an ideal candidate for an innovative “home hospital” program, which leverages remote care through […]
Broadband for better health—ensuring internet access for all
The US should extend a programme to increase internet access and work on improving broadband infrastructure, write Sammer Marzouk and colleagues In today’s digital age, access to healthcare and the internet are often inseparable. Yet the internet isn’t equally accessible to everyone. People who lack digital technology are unable to use telehealth services, such as […]