1. 2013 BROADBAND SUMMIT: BROADBAND ADOPTION AND USAGE – WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED? February 7, 2013

2. Medically-Underserved Counties Of 75 counties, 73 are designated as medically underserved Source: Arkansas Department of Health, Office of Rural Health & Primary Care, January 2011

3. Arkansas Healthcare Statistics Source: United Health Foundation America’s Health Rankings 2011  41 st - number of primary care physicians (number per 100,000 population)  44 th - stroke (percent of population)  45 th - cancer deaths (deaths per 100,000 population)  41 st - cardiac heart disease (percent of adult population)  43 rd - health status (percent report fair or poor health)  43 rd - heart attack (percent of adult population)  47 th - infectious disease (cases per 100,000 population) Ranked 3 rd worst overall in the nation

4. National Telecommunications Information Administration / Department of Commerce Federal Communications Commission Rural Health Care Pilot Program Funding is made possible by…

5. $102 million BTOP Grant Awarded to UAMS August 27, 2010 Integrating two existing Networks: Arkansas Telehealth Network AREON (Arkansas Research & Education Optical Network) Providing 460+ sites with: New Bandwidth Upgrade of Existing Bandwidth Interactive Video Equipment Public Computers for Internet Access

6. Two-year Colleges Four-year Universities Acute Care Hospitals Comprehensive Community Mental Health Centers Home Health Agency Area Health Education Centers (AHECs) School Health Clinics Area Institutes on Aging ADH County Health Units Human Development Centers Community Health Centers Rehab Facilities Medical Clinics Pharmacies Nursing Homes Post-Secondary Medical Education Facilities Third Party Payers & Regulatory Agencies Arkansas Telehealth Network

7. Arkansas e-Link Community Anchor Institutions

8. Telemedicine Equipment Spoke SitePhysician’s Home

9. ANGELS in Action

11. For additional information: http://www.arkansaselink.com http://learntelehealth.org http://www.americantelemed.org http://www.broadbandusa.gov