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The Social Life of Health Information

A new Pew Internet/CHCF national survey finds the Internet has joined doctors and family members as one of the top three ways people search for answer to their health care questions.

Evaluating One-e-App

CHCF and The California Endowment funded the development of One-e-App, a Web-based program that enables users to apply for multiple public insurance programs at once. Read a business case assessment by The Lewin Group.

Privacy, Security, and the Stimulus Bill

The recently enacted economic stimulus legislation includes a number of improvements to federal health privacy law. This brief looks at issues of privacy and security in the wake of ARRA.

Telehealth

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Telemedicine To Connect Virginia Clinic With UVA Specialists

On Tuesday, the Meadowview Health Clinic and Community Center in Meadowview, Va., announced that it will add a telemedicine link to allow patients to video conference with specialists at University of Virginia in Charlottesville, the Bristol Herald Courier reports.

In addition to consultations with medical specialists, the telemedicine link will be used to help community clinic patients understand complicated medical information, Howard Chapman, executive director of the Southwest Virginia Community Health Systems, said.

Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.) said a $227,613 federal grant will help fund the project. He said the telemedicine link should be operational by the end of the year (McCown, Bristol Herald Courier, 10/22).



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