Connecting Care: The NC TeleHealth Network Program for Hospitals (NCTN) – A Community Hospital Broadband Network for North Carolina
Organization:
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Amount:
99473
Program Area:
UNC-Chapel Hill Collaborative Initiative
County of Applicant:
Orange
Year:
09/03/2009
Description:
This Golden LEAF grant will support efforts to prepare North Carolina public nonprofit hospitals to leverage $6.1 million in funding from the Federal Communications Commission to establish a high speed, dedicated, broadband network connecting public nonprofit hospitals across North Carolina. The work should also assist public nonprofit hospitals prepare to access stimulus funding available for early adoption of electronic medical records. In addition, the program is expected to lead to the creation of jobs in the healthcare and information technology sectors.