On Tuesday, California launched the California Telehealth Network, the nation's largest telemedicine network, to connect patients and physicians using broadband technology, the Sacramento Bee reports. Read More>>>
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We have a fabulous array of speakers for our event this morning beginning with Dr. Jack Stobo. I'm sorry, here's my list here. Dr. Jack Stobo; of course our illustrious Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who just joined us; Sharon Gillett from the FCC; Aneesh Chopra, who [...]
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For many rural areas of the country, telemedicine has long been more of an elusive dream than an everyday reality. And the challenge of getting up-to-date specialty care and continuing medical education into underserved areas has taken a back seat, on many occasions, to the [...]
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On Tuesday, via webcast from the UC Davis Cancer Center, we were introduced, with the flip of a switch, to another major infrastructure project, the California Telehealth Network, heralded by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger as the "future of medicine. Read More>>>
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Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger joined state and federal officials Tuesday to launch the California Telehealth Network, intended to bring medical care to underserved areas statewide. Read More>>>
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Imagine a doctor listening to the heartbeat of a patient half a world away. Or a young child opening wide into the peering lens of a high-definition camera. And doctors collaborating online, exchanging digital X-rays, MRIs and potential diagnoses. Telemedicine's future took another leap forward [...]
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger officially launched the California Telehealth Network on Tuesday at the University of California-Davis Cancer Center in Sacramento. Schwarzenegger lumped the telecommunications network's development in with construction of bridges, highways and other concrete-and-steel projects included in his administration's $60 billion infrastructure development program, [...]
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Congresswoman Doris Matsui wants to fill the need for speed — at least on the Internet. California will receive $205 million for seven broadband projects from the federal stimulus, giving mostly low-income communities access to high-speed Internet access. Despite being the center of the high-tech [...]
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The public-private California Emerging Technology Fund, the University of California — which administers the system — and companies such AT&T Inc. also provided funding for the project. AT&T landed the contract to build a medical-grade telecommunications system, according to the university. Read More>>>
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