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Broadband Internet Expansion Key to Telehealth in Rural Areas

September 20, 2019 - Expanding access to broadband internet is necessary for rural areas to benefit from telehealth services, argued Karen Rheuban, MD, professor of pediatrics and director of the University of Virginia Center for Telehealth. In a Virginia Mercury opinion piece, Rheuban called on federal and state leaders to increase public investment in broadband and...

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