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Success Stories by Source: Iowa Health Focus

  • Internet Access in Iowa Rural Hospitals
    June 2008
    Funding from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will enable participating hospitals to install a fiber optic connection to increase their capacity to send medical records, increase the speed with which the records are transmitted, and decrease the amount of time for a patient to receive treatment.