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2013 BROADBAND SUMMIT: BROADBAND ADOPTION AND USAGE – WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED? February 7, 2013

2013 BROADBAND SUMMIT: BROADBAND ADOPTION AND USAGE – WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED? February 7, 2013. Medically-Underserved Counties. Of 75 counties, 73 are designated as medically underserved. Source: Arkansas Department of Health, Office of Rural Health & Primary Care, January 2011.

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2013 BROADBAND SUMMIT: BROADBAND ADOPTION AND USAGE – WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED? February 7, 2013

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  1. 2013 BROADBAND SUMMIT: BROADBAND ADOPTION AND USAGE – WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED?February 7, 2013

  2. Medically-UnderservedCounties Of 75 counties, 73 are designated as medically underserved Source: Arkansas Department of Health, Office of Rural Health & Primary Care, January 2011

  3. Arkansas Healthcare Statistics Ranked 3rd worst overall in the nation • 41st - number of primary care physicians (number per 100,000 population) • 44th - stroke (percent of population) • 45th - cancer deaths (deaths per 100,000 population) • 41st - cardiac heart disease (percent of adult population) • 43rd - health status (percent report fair or poor health) • 43rd - heart attack (percent of adult population) • 47th - infectious disease (cases per 100,000 population) Source: United Health Foundation America’s Health Rankings 2011

  4. National Telecommunications Information Administration / Department of Commerce Federal Communications Commission Rural Health Care Pilot Program Funding is made possible by…

  5. Integrating two existing Networks: • Arkansas Telehealth Network • AREON (Arkansas Research & Education Optical Network) • Providing 460+ sites with: • New Bandwidth • Upgrade of Existing Bandwidth • Interactive Video Equipment • Public Computers for Internet Access $102 million BTOP Grant Awarded to UAMS August 27, 2010

  6. Arkansas Telehealth Network Acute Care Hospitals Area Institutes on Aging Area Health Education Centers (AHECs) School Health Clinics Two-year Colleges Nursing Homes ADH County Health Units Rehab Facilities Third Party Payers & Regulatory Agencies Home Health Agency Medical Clinics Community Health Centers Pharmacies Four-year Universities Post-Secondary Medical Education Facilities Comprehensive Community Mental Health Centers Human Development Centers

  7. Arkansas e-Link Community Anchor Institutions

  8. Telemedicine Equipment Spoke Site Physician’s Home

  9. ANGELS in Action

  10. For additional information: http://www.arkansaselink.com http://learntelehealth.org http://www.americantelemed.org http://www.broadbandusa.gov

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