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depressive disorders in at-risk children. BMS Family as begin remote patient monitoring to increase access
Health and Wellness Centers in Brooklyn, New York, was to primary care and subspecialty health services. St.
awarded $1 million for desktop and laptop computers, John’s Riverside Hospital in Yonkers, New York, was
smartphones and data plans for patients, remote awarded $923,989 for telemedicine carts, a telehealth
monitoring equipment, a remote monitoring platform, platform, tablets, videoconferencing equipment and
and videoconferencing equipment to provide care for network upgrades to institute mobile communications
the low-income patient population, provide access to between patients, families and doctors; telehealth
specialists, educate patients about self-management equipment for primary, specialty and subspecialty care,
practices, and monitor patient health remotely. The and psychiatry and behavioral health services; video
remote monitoring equipment and platform include capabilities and monitoring technology for inpatient
devices that measure and wirelessly transmit services and remote patient monitoring for outpatient
information such as blood pressure, blood glucose sites; and infrastructure equipment to support the
and lung function to providers.Erie County Medical telehealth services. Syracuse Community Health
Center in Buffalo, New York, was awarded $98,435 Center in Syracuse, New York, was awarded $247,510
for laptop computers, tablets, and videoconferencing for tablets and a telehealth platform for medical and
equipment and software to enhance virtual emergency mental health providers to continue providing access
department capabilities and telephone and video to essential primary care and mental health services
visits in multiple outpatient primary and specialty care remotely while avoiding the need for patients to come
departments. Long Island FQHC in Westbury, New to the primary location for COVID-19 screening and
York, was awarded $636,834 for remote diagnostic and testing in Onondaga County. New York Presbyterian
examination equipment and a platform subscription, Hudson Valley Hospital in Cortland Manor, New York,
tablets, laptop computers and desktop computers was awarded $713,611 for telemedicine carts, tablet
to enable telehealth services for patients across all computers and a telehealth platform to establish a
sites for COVID-19 care and non COVID-19-related telehealth intensive care unit that provides clinicians
routine care, to conduct remote monitoring of vital access to real-time patient data for multiple patients,
measures to help monitor COVID-19 symptoms to support healthcare staff with remote patient care
using devices, and to offer patients loaner smart during daily rounds, and to increase specialty care
devices to effectively engage in telehealth services. access via telehealth consultations to inpatient and
Metropolitan Center for Mental Health in New York, outpatient sites. (July 14, 2020) jdsupra.com
New York, was awarded $22,708 for videoconferencing
equipment and software to support voice and video The US Department of Commerce (DoC) cleared
consultations and other diagnostic services used to domestic companies to work with Huawei on 5G
continue licensed psychiatric services and maintain standards, removing uncertainty about whether this
critical treatment for the patient population. Montefiore was prohibited under trade restrictions imposed on
Medical Center in Bronx, New York, was awarded $1 the Chinese vendor in 2019. In a statement, Secretary
million for a telehealth platform, telehealth intensive of Commerce Wilbur Ross (pictured) encouraged
care monitoring equipment, telehealth workstations, national industry “to fully engage and advocate for
laptop computers, tablets and videoconferencing US technologies to become international standards”,
equipment to be able to triage patients concerned with adding the DoC “recognizes the importance of
symptoms related to COVID-19, to assist physicians harnessing American ingenuity to advance and
from multiple specialties in treatment of patients with protect our economic and national security”. US trade
COVID-19, and to consult with and treat non-COVID-19 restrictions on Huawei require domestic companies
patients remotely and monitor chronic diseases. Oak to apply for a license to do business with the vendor.
Orchard Health Center in Brockport, New York, was But, in a new rule, the DoC states US companies will
awarded $454,916 for laptop computers, desktop not need clearance to share information about their
computers, videoconferencing equipment and remote technology during the standards development process
monitoring equipment to increase access to healthcare if they would not have needed a disclosure license to
providers via telehealth that will improve quality care share the technology before the Huawei sanctions. US
outcomes for primary, dental, vision, pediatric and companies are still prohibited from sharing information
behavioral healthcare services. Ryan Health West 97th about their technology with Huawei for commercial
Street in New York, New York, was awarded $749,766 purposes without clearance. Reuters reported last
for network upgrades, desktop and laptop computers, month the DoC was considering the move on standards
videoconferencing equipment, telehealth platform to alleviate confusion. The DoC acknowledged
subscriptions, and remote monitoring equipment international standards as “critical building blocks for
and software to expand telehealth services to reduce technological development”, with Ross adding the US
close contact and avoid risk of community spread of “will not cede leadership in global innovation”.
COVID-19 among patients, staff and providers, as well (June 16, 2020) mobileworldlive.com

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