This forum will help the FCC to further the goal set by Congress of increasing Americans' access to healthcare through the promotion of telehealth services. Presentations will focus on specific obstacles to the diffusion of telehealth, which can be minimized by standards development and application. Breakout groups, moderated by technical and medical content experts, will discuss specific problem areas, defining needed development and action. Manufacturers and vendors of telehealth equipment, healthcare providers and telehealth providers, governmental agencies, and the general public will be invited to attend this meeting. Further information and registration materials are posted on the HOST web site at .
HOST is a nonprofit consortium enabling healthcare through better information technology.
It has a broad-based international membership ranging from Fortune 500 corporations to Department of Energy National Laboratories and university medical centers to small consulting firms.