Telehealth Research & Developments
Telehealth is the use of information and telecommunications technology to support long-distance clinical healthcare, patient and professional health education, public health, and health administration.
As part of its mission to identify innovative solutions to expand broadband access, adoption, and use, Connected Nation is committed to exploring how telehealth can improve lives. On this page you’ll find the latest research, ideas, and improvements surrounding telemedicine and its related technologies.
Healthcare From Anywhere: Telehealth Use & Perceptions in Rural Michigan
Connected Nation (CN), through its state program Connected Nation Michigan (CN Michigan), released a groundbreaking study in March 2020 that closely examines the use and perceptions of telehealth in rural areas.
Researchers found, among other things, the highest ratios in the country of patients per doctor, a lower-than-average life expectancy, and a higher-than-average rate of preventable hospital stays than the rest of the country.
Click here for the press release which provides a summary of the study.
Connected Nation adds telecom veteran in Education, Government and Healthcare as strategic advisor
broadband-infrastructure, Education, National News, Press Releases, Telehealth, Connected Nation, Dr. Pam Lloyd, Education, government, SHLB, telehealthBowling 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 excite...
Internet users save big by seeking out health information online
Blog, In the News, News Bits, Telehealth, Connected Nation, Connected Nation Michigan, telehealth, telehealth access, telehealth researchBowling 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 w...
Bringing health care home: what we can learn from telehealth trends in rural Michigan
In the News, National News, News Bits, Press Releases, Telehealth, Connected Nation, Connected Nation Michigan, healthcare and digital inclusion, Healthcare Technology, Rural Health Care Program, telehealth, telehealth researchComparing 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 Mich...
Bringing health care home: what we can learn from telehealth trends in rural Michigan
In the News, National News, News Bits, Press Releases, Telehealth, Connected Nation, Connected Nation Michigan, healthcare and digital inclusion, Healthcare Technology, Rural Health Care Program, telehealth, telehealth researchComparing 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 Mich...
This holiday season, let’s sound the alarm on broadband access for all
20th CN Blog, AT&T Impact, Blog, Community Progress, Digital Inclusion, Education, In the News, News Bits, Telehealth, Telework, Christmas, CN 20th Anniversary, CN20, CN20th, Connected Nation, Connected Nation 20th Anniversary, Happy holidays, Jessica Denson, Remote Learning, telehealth, telework, year end piece, year in reviewWhile 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 cl...
