Louisville, Kentucky (October 25 2022) — You’re sitting in bumper-to-bumper traffic, trying to cram in a quick doctor’s appointment at an office 20 minutes away from your work. When you arrive, you have just enough time to reschedule for a later date because you already have to be back at your desk. This is a less-than-ideal situation at best. If …
Connected Nation adds telecom veteran in Education, Government and Healthcare as strategic advisor
Published on: October 11, 2022Bowling Green, Ky. (October 11, 2022) – Connected Nation (CN) has added Dr. Pamela Lloyd to its senior executive team to provide insight and strategic counsel to the organization’s digital inclusion programming. “We are very excited to have Dr. Lloyd join our team during this extraordinary time in the company’s history,” said Tom Ferree, Chairman & CEO, CN. “Having known …
The path forward: How telehealth continues to provide care for underserved Americans
Published on: August 23, 2022Nashville, Tennessee (August 23, 2022) — When COVID-19 hit just two years ago, U.S. health care systems were in for a huge adaptation period. Because of health risks and restrictions, many people could not visit their primary health care physicians in person — their only option was to meet with them virtually via telehealth. In the recent study The Roadmap to …
New insight about state telehealth laws provides a clear path to further expansion—and better coverage for patients
Published on: June 14, 2022By David Nunnally, Research Assistant Connected Nation Bowling Green, Ky. (June 14, 2022) – The Center for Connected Health Policy released its spring 2022 report in May on state telehealth laws and Medicaid program policies. Among other things, the document tracks changes in Medicaid policy that states have enacted since fall 2021. While the landscape remains largely the same, these advances …
The growing use of telehealth in a post pandemic world, what it means for mental health care
Published on: April 12, 2022Nashville, Tennessee (April 12, 2022) – Over the past two years, telehealth has grown to become a common type of outpatient care. This online approach to medical treatment is not only helping people who have physical illnesses, but those who are struggling with mental health issues as well. According to a new study by Health Affairs, the steep rise in …
Internet users save big by seeking out health information online
Published on: January 18, 2022Bowling Green, Kentucky (January 18, 2022) – Since we opened our doors more than 20 years ago, Connected Nation (CN) has focused both nationally and locally on the impact that broadband can have on peoples’ lives. It is not enough to work with others to lay the infrastructure and make broadband available to every home. We must also explore the …
Bringing health care home: what we can learn from telehealth trends in rural Michigan
Published on: December 16, 2021Comparing 2019 to 2021 data provides new insights into patient perceptions and use of telemedicine Lansing, Michigan (December 16, 2021) – Connected Nation (CN), through the work of its state program, Connected Nation Michigan (CN Michigan), today released a follow-up to its groundbreaking 2020 study on telehealth use and perceptions. “Bringing Health Care Home: Telehealth Trends in Rural Michigan” provides …
Bringing Health Care Home
Published on:Connected Nation (CN), through the work of its state program Connected Nation Michigan (CN Michigan), recently released a follow up to its groundbreaking 2020 study on telehealth use and perceptions. “Bringing Health Care Home: Telehealth Trends in Rural Michigan” provides key findings, new insights, and clear guidance on how we can approach telehealth needs in rural America.
This holiday season, let’s sound the alarm on broadband access for all
Published on: December 9, 2021While the pandemic drove some much-needed progress, 42 million Americans are still stuck in the Digital Divide Louisville, Kentucky (December 9, 2021) – One of my favorite holiday memories involves an alarm clock. Not just any alarm clock — an ugly, grey metal clock that you had to wind to set. It made this awful, and sometimes frightening ding, ding, …
New data make a case for expanded, permanent telehealth coverage for Medicare patients
Published on: December 8, 2021Bowling Green, Kentucky (December 8, 2021) – The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a new Medicare Telemedicine Data Snapshot on Friday, December 3. This kind of government data can sometimes get overlooked especially during the end-of-the-year frenzy. However, Connected Nation has been studying telehealth trends in Michigan since 2019 and noticed something in this recent federal data …