By Juliana Bain The Embarrassing State of EHRs Congressional advocates intended the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act of 2009 to be a catalyst to bring health records into the digital age. While it succeeded in helping many hospitals upgrade from paper records to electronic health [...]
In this edition of Member Monday, we look at how Bit Source is helping rural Americans trade coal for code. Located in the heart of Kentucky coal country, Bit Source is a software company founded in 2015 with the mission of fostering the workforce of the future. Co-founders Rusty Justice [...]
On Friday, the Financial Times published a letter from ACT president Morgan Reed on the escalating debate over standards essential patents and the internet of things (IoT) in Europe. The letter is behind the paywall here, but you can read the full text below. Upstream Players in the Internet of [...]
We recently wrote about the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and other critics’ opposition to using television white spaces (TVWS) as one of the ways to close the digital divide in rural America. Since Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai has deemed August “Rural Broadband Month,” citing the impact [...]
In his testimony to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecom, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai reiterated the vital need to close America’s digital divide. During his remarks, the chairman projected that broadband auctions would allocate $6.5 billion for rural broadband expansion over the next decade, a [...]