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Health Information Technology Improves Medical Care

Recent research shows that electronic medical records and broadband-enabled medical care improve the quality and efficiency of health care. A recent literature review conducted by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) found that 92 percent of academic articles written between July 2007 and February 2010 documented the positive impact of health IT.

Health Information Technology Improves Medical Care

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MMTC: Status of Civil Rights at FCC is Getting Worse

The Minority Media and Telecommunications Council (MMTC), a Speed Matters partner, released a statement along with a coalition of like-minded organizations, that calls for the FCC to improve minority entrepreneurship and equal employment issues. The FCC took a step in the right direction by recognizing the barriers that exist in a March 1 report, "Identifying and Eliminating Market Entry Barriers for Entrepreneurs and Other Small Businesses."

MMTC: Status of Civil Rights at FCC is Getting Worse

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Why the Unconnected are Second-Class Digital Citizens

It is no secret that the recession has hit our nation hard, particularly in low-income and minority communities. Naturally, many government institutions and private organizations have turned to broadband to help them cut costs by streamlining various processes and keeping productivity levels high. In general, this is a productive use of a transformative technology ? and embracing it to improve efficiency is certainly the right thing for these organizations to do.

Why the Unconnected are Second-Class Digital Citizens