February 19, 2009
A White Paper for the Internet Innovation Alliance
By Neal Neuberger, CISSP
President, Health Tech Strategies, LLC
As the United States works to improve the quality of and access to its health care system, it is increasingly clear that expanded broadband service can enable improved care at a reduced cost for more people.
Among the most advanced initiatives using broadband to improve health care is enhanced medical recordkeeping that knits together electronic databases, giving patients and authorized providers instant and centralized access to information such as health histories, treatment regimens and medical images.