During a Nov. 30 speech in Washington, D.C., U.S. Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai said the rollback of net neutrality would enhance telehealth, according to Healthcare IT News.
Here are three insights:
1. In the speech, Mr. Pai commented: "By ending the outright ban on paid prioritization, we hope to make it easier for consumers to benefit from services that need prioritization, such as latency-sensitive telemedicine."
2. The American Academy of Pediatrics disagrees, noting the loss of net neutrality would result in slow access that "could potentially result in delays in care and seeking information, and place an undue burden on ready access to quality healthcare and health information," according to Healthcare IT News.
3. Some healthcare experts argue the repeal of net neutrality would make it difficult for providers to access critical and timely information, such as images form another location, due to traffic slowdowns.