The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau today approved an additional 43 funding applications for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program. The seventh set of healthcare providers in both urban and rural areas of the country will use this $16.87M in funding to provide telehealth services during the coronavirus pandemic. To date, the FCC’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program, which was authorized by the CARES Act, has approved funding for 132 health care providers in 33 states plus Washington, DC for a total of just over $50 million in funding.
COVID-19 Telehealth Program Overview
The $200 million COVID-19 Telehealth Program would immediately support healthcare providers responding to the pandemic by providing eligible healthcare providers support to purchase telecommunications services, information services, and devices necessary to enable the provision of telehealth services during this emergency period. It would provide selected applicants with full funding for these eligible telehealth services and devices. In order to receive funding, eligible healthcare providers would submit a streamlined application to the Commission for this program, and the Commission would award funds to selected applicants on a rolling basis until the funds are exhausted or until the current pandemic has ended.
Here is the seventh list of approved healthcare providers that were awarded funding:
Advance Community Health, in Raleigh, North Carolina, was awarded $690,671 to fund an integrated telemedicine system, remote monitoring devices, and networking equipment to provide COVID-19 testing, drive-up and curbside pharmacy services, and remote monitoring to address the risk factors that make vulnerable patients more susceptible to COVID-19.
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Aspire Health Partners, in Orlando, Florida, was awarded $173,037 for connected devices, a patient safety platform, and network equipment upgrades to support the increased need for telehealth services as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Blackstone Valley Community Health Care, in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, was awarded $108,306 for laptops and other telehealth equipment for the treatment of patients telephonically and through video telehealth so medical providers, nurses, and medical assistants can work remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic and patients can receive consultations and treatment without having to leave their homes.
Bridgeport Hospital, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, was awarded $938,960 for medical carts and other telehealth equipment for intensive care to treat patients with chronic and acute illness in a manner that mitigates possible exposure to COVID-19.
BronxCare Health System, in Bronx, New York, was awarded $539,797 for connected devices, video equipment, and network upgrades to provide voice and video patient consultations as well as remote patient diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring in one of the areas hardest hit by the COVID-19 crisis.
Capstone Rural Health Center, in Parrish, Alabama, was awarded $165,478 for telemedicine carts, computers, and diagnostic equipment to provide personalized care during the coronavirus crisis by integrating cameras, displays, and network access to bring remote physicians to the patient.
Children’s National Hospital, in Washington, D.C., was awarded $928,183 for telemedicine carts, tablets and other connected devices, a telehealth platform, and other telehealth equipment to treat seriously ill COVID-19 pediatric patients, as well as patients up to 30 years old, and to continue to provide evaluations, diagnoses, and care to patients with acute or chronic health needs via telemedicine.
Christ Health Center, in Birmingham, Alabama, was awarded $631,612 for laptop computers, a telehealth platform, and other telehealth equipment to expand its capacity for telehealth and move to a full telehealth model while the COVID-19 crisis persists, and to implement telemedicine and teleconferencing solutions for patient care and education.
Clinica Colorado, in Westminster, Colorado, was awarded $10,231 for connected devices and network enhancements to provide telehealth via telephone and video conferencing for patients with chronic and acute conditions and to assess if patients need to be directed to a COVID-19 testing facility.
CommuniHealth Services Bastrop Family Practice, in Bastrop, Louisiana, was awarded $102,016 for laptops and connected medical devices to enable telehealth services to treat patients with COVID-19, in addition to providing treatment for chronic disease management, mental health counseling, medication management, and other basic acute medical services.
Community Health Care, in Davenport, Iowa, was awarded $799,305 for computers, laptops, telemedicine carts, remote diagnostic and monitoring equipment, and a telehealth platform to safely test for COVID-19 and, because many COVID-19 patients also have underlying health conditions, to act as the primary care provider for those patients needing routine follow up and chronic disease management.
Cooper University Health, in Camden, New Jersey, was awarded $506,284 to support the purchase of a telehealth platform, and video and telemedicine equipment, to evaluate patients with symptoms of COVID-19 and to allow health care professionals to determine patient treatment in a safe setting for both the patient and professional.
Counseling Center of Wayne and Holmes Counties, in Wooster, Ohio, was awarded $28,270 for a telehealth platform and related equipment to remotely treat patients suffering from major mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorders, and substance abuse to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
East Alabama Medical Center, in Opelika, Alabama, was awarded $69,909 for connected devices and telehealth software to care for patients with infectious conditions or significant comorbidities using telehealth.
Eprine Community Services, in Brooklyn, New York, was awarded $86,386 for connected devices, laptops, and other telehealth equipment to ensure patient access to care during the COVID-19 pandemic by expanding the use of telehealth, including telephone interaction and video-based evaluation and management health services.
Florida Community Health Centers, in West Palm Beach, Florida, was awarded $884,116 for telehealth kiosks, connected devices, and remote monitoring equipment to provide video consultation, remote treatment, remote monitoring, and a platform for patients to participate in routine follow-up visits, off-site care management services, and other services during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Foundation Behavioral Health Services, in Celina, Ohio, was awarded $19,965 for connected devices and data service upgrades so behavioral health and substance use treatments will be available via telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Goodwill NYNJ Clinic, in New York, New York, was awarded $435,879 for connected devices, cellular data plans, and hotspots to allow patients and providers to interact via voice and video platforms to avoid the need for in-person meetings to prevent the transmission of the COVID-19 virus.
Greenwich Hospital, in Greenwich, Connecticut, was awarded $462,797 for telehealth carts and other telehealth equipment to deploy telehealth intensive care capability to continuously monitor patients while minimizing direct patient contact, and to be able to conduct remote patient screening and patient education about COVID-19.
Hunterdon Drug Awareness, in Flemington, New Jersey, was awarded $37,571 for computers, laptops, connected devices, telehealth equipment, and software licenses to provide mental health, substance abuse, and psychiatric services using telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Source: HIT Consultant
