268780 Telecommunications and Internet Funding for Health Care Providers Serving Rural Communities: Latest Developments

Monday, October 29, 2012 : 10:50 AM - 11:10 AM

Paloma Costa , Rural Health Care, Universal Service Administrative Company, Washington, DC
The Rural Health Care (RHC) program is a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) program that has more than $400 million a year available to provide reduced rates for telecommunications service and broadband access used for the provision of health care services, including HIIT and remote access to medical care to rural populations. This presentation will focus on the funding support available for rural health care providers (HCPs) and specifically, exciting new developments in the RHC program. Proposals for enhancements to the application process, features of the new application system, modifications to application forms, and policy changes will be discussed.

Learning Areas:
Communication and informatics
Provision of health care to the public

Learning Objectives:
Describe the application process Describe proposed changes to application process and forms Describe new application systems

Keywords: Rural Health Care, Funding

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the Outreach Manager for the Rural Health Program and have made presentations about the Program to audiences at state, regional, and national conferences.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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