| Challenges of the rural healthcare pilot program broadband initiative. | |
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PMID: 20406125 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The Federal Communication Commission initiated the Rural Healthcare Pilot Program Broadband Initiative in 2007 to provide funds for deployment of broadband networks to rural areas. The purpose of this paper is to highlight some of the preliminary findings of the first phase of a larger study designed to assess the implementation and effectiveness of the Rural Healthcare Pilot Program. Interviews with 40 organizations (response rate = 64.5%) that were awarded funds from the Federal Communication Commission for this project were conducted. Two questions from the interviews were coded, and overall themes are presented here. The questions are, "Did unexpected issues/challenges emerge during the planning stage?" and "What were they?" Ninety percent of the respondents stated that they had encountered challenges. The types of challenges reflect two overarching themes: program deployment issues and communication issues. The ultimate goal of this research project is to improve awareness of the challenges that telemedicine grantees often face when they receive funds from external agencies and also to use this information to facilitate this process. |
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Authors:
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Pamela Whitten; Bree Holtz; Elizabeth Krupinski; Dale Alverson |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Telemedicine journal and e-health : the official journal of the American Telemedicine Association Volume: 16 ISSN: 1556-3669 ISO Abbreviation: Telemed J E Health Publication Date: 2010 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-04-21 Completed Date: 2010-08-06 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 100959949 Medline TA: Telemed J E Health Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 370-2 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Telecommunications, Information Studies, and Media, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1212, USA. pwhitten@msu.edu |
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Humans Interviews as Topic Organizational Policy Pilot Projects Problem Solving* Program Development* Rural Health Services* Telecommunications / organization & administration* |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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G22TH07758//PHS HHS |
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