Author: Dorron Blumberg

FCC APPROVES SIXTH SET OF COVID-19 TELEHEALTH PROGRAM APPLICATIONS

Commission Continues Approving Funding for Telehealth During Coronavirus Pandemic
 
May 13, 2020 — The Federal Communications Commission’s Wireline Competition Bureau today approved an additional 33 funding applications for the COVID-19 Telehealth Program.  Health care providers in both urban and rural areas of the country will use this $8.36 million 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 funded 82 health care providers in 30 states for a total of $33.26 million in funding.
 

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VENTBOXX THE ULTINATE PPE FOR CLINICIANS

May 13 2020 – Vistamatic, Privacy Glass Solutions, has established Ventboxx.com to donate boxes to Hospitals all over the US. The clear Acrylic Box is placed over the patient’s head and has two holes in which the Clinician passes his or her hands through to perform procedures, where the risk of transmission is high. 

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U.S. House Introduces HEROES Act, Next Relief Package

May 13 2020 – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has introduced the HEROES Act, the potential next phase of relief for the coronavirus pandemic. The bill includes two separate, equal funds for counties and cities and provides $187.5 billion in vital relief to counties to address both lost revenue and increased expenditures as the result of the coronavirus pandemic. 

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Sun Capital Partners Foundation Makes $1 Million Donation to Boca Raton Regional Hospital

May 12, 2020 –Sun Capital Partners Foundation, Inc., together with its founders Rodger R. Krouse and Marc J. Leder and their families, has made a $1 million donation to Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation’s Keeping the Promise Campaign to support the current and future needs of the hospital so it can continue to deliver quality healthcare to the community.

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Floridians Prioritize Use of Telehealth for Behavioral Health Support During COVID-19 Crisis

May 12, 2020 – The past few months have brought unprecedented challenges and changes in response to the novel coronavirus, but in this time of uncertainty, Florida Behavioral Health Association (FBHA) notes a powerful behavior shift among its  provider members – a dramatic uptick in telehealth visits with patients, cementing remote services as a welcome option for Floridians to continue prioritizing their mental health and well-being during this time. 

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