Telehealth Hearing Set by Senate Subcommittee for Tuesday
A hearing on progress in expanding the benefits of telehealth nationwide, particularly in rural areas by the private sector and government entities, is set by the Senate Communications Subcommittee for April 21 at 10 a.m., a Senate Commerce Committee media…
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advisory said. “From continuous monitoring of serious health conditions from home over the Internet to real-time consultations with medical professionals, advancements in telehealth have the potential to revolutionize the health-care industry and drastically improve access to care,” the advisory said. The global number of patients using telehealth services has been predicted to grow from 350,000 in 2013 to 7 million by 2018, it said. Federal entities that have jurisdiction over telehealth technologies include the FCC, the FTC, the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services. Witnesses include Chief Telehealth and Innovation Officer at the University of Mississippi Medical Center Kristi Henderson; American Telehealth Association CEO Jonathan Linkous; and Panasonic North America Chief Technology Officer Todd Rytting. The Senate passed a resolution (S.Res. 588) last Congress that said access to hospitals and healthcare providers for patients in rural areas is “essential to the survival and success of communities in the United States,” the advisory said.