The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has awarded some $1.8 million in funding to two Puerto Rico-based healthcare service providers to jumpstart their telehealth initiatives, the federal agency announced. The Med Centro Healthcare System in Ponce was awarded $909,391 to finance network improvements and buy connected devices, such as laptops and tablets, to implement a telehealth […]
In response to the needs of older adults for more convenient ways to get healthcare services, MMM announced the launch of “Cita Virtual” (Virtual Appointment), a service for Medicare Advantage (MA) plan members that schedules an appointment with the patient’s primary doctor or, if their own doctor is not available, it can guarantee an appointment […]
The pandemic has served to advance patient-centered care, while further exposing barriers to more technological innovations that could benefit patients. One of the more obvious advances was the rapid growth of all telehealth solutions by both providers and patients, particularly during the stringent lockdown period that we experienced in 2020. As we have slowly returned […]
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