As the Charter chariot continues to move, their partnership with Oregon Health Network, an Ochin, Inc. Organization, has made vast improvements and advancements in the health industry. With the completion of what is seen as the broadband fiber optic network, which became feasible as a result of help from the Federal Communications Commission Rural Health Care Pilot Program. This partnership has undoubtedly changed the way things are done with regards to video telemedicine, Internet speed of broadband access, and even the viewership of high definition television offered to the public in a particular area.
If you are a customer residing in Southern Oregon and Crescent City, Calif, you will indeed reap the many benefits that are made available to you through this partnership.
What this Partnership has Accomplished for Customers
As the ultimate division of an 87-mile road commencing from Grants Pass in Oregon to Crescent City, Calif. comprising of a circuit of 720GB, the implementation of a complete fiber optic network will accomplish the following:
- The completion of this fiber optic network has the ability to provide service for thousands of individuals across numerous cities.
- With the fiber optic network implementation, there then comes the provision of high-speed Internet access along with phone and high definition television service. This will not only be available to households, but also to businesses.
- Advancements have also been made in Telemedicine. This simply means that medical information will be exchanged in a timely manner from one location to another by way of electronic communication devices. This is used to make the necessary improvements in providing adequate health care for patients in need of it. Since the fiber optic network is able to transfer more data at a greater speed, information will be transmitted via wireless tools, electronic mail, smart phones and even two-way video.
- The completed fiber optic network has also ended a redundant loop in the fiber optic network linking Southern Oregon and northern California. This implementation has established a more stable and reliable connection within the area.
- Whether or not the health industry wants to keep up, they will be coerced to. With a speedy connection, these health facilities will keep up-to-date with current information, technologies and issues afflicting patients. In effect, advanced health care will be made available to these individuals.
- Job opportunities are provided for everyone
Two Greater Accomplishments for Everyone
Job Opportunities
As a bigger picture, this partnership between Charter and Oregon Health Network, an Ochin, Inc. Organization will provide job opportunities for the general public. With the fiber optic network completed, there is the possibility that there will be more jobs available. Entrepreneurs can use this avenue or development to create a business or even expand on their investments through outsourcing. In outsourcing their businesses, companies can create offshore sites to employ people where employment is well needed in countries such as India and the Caribbean.
 
Call centers handling heavy data applications will provide opportunities for people. When companies expand their operations or create new ones, people will have various opportunities. The establishment of these businesses will not only see customer representatives but also individuals working within Human Resource, IT, QA and others.
The creation of new jobs and expansion of companies will in effect boost the economy of that particular country in which job opportunities were created. With fiber optic behind telecommunications, things will get better.
Health Care Advancements
As indicated before, the completion of the fiber optic network will make advancements within the health care industry. With this completion comes the improvements of telemedicine. This means that patients can actually stay at their hometown hospital or medial facility and be adequately cared for and treated, instead of being taken to a larger medical facility out of their hometown for treatment. This provision also benefits families since they do not have to take time off from work to see their families in other cities. In fact, more than a quarter of those patients who have undergone treatment were able to stay within their hometown medical facility. To a great extent, this saves families, reduces transportation costs and even their insurance policies.
Telemedicine is now more effective and easily done. In any situation where a consultation is needed, a mobile videoconferencing cart is placed at the bedside of the patient whenever the doctor from the local health facility makes any calls for inquiries. Through technologies such as telemedicine machine, a computer, an audio-video connection, the physician on the other end can carry out their examinations, read CT scans or X-rays and other tasks that are needed to be done. All these were made possible with the collaboration of Charter and Oregon Health Network. Without Charters expertise, equipment and use of fiber optic network to create a stable and secure connection for the health facility in the Oregon and Calif area, this health advancement would not be a success.
All these opportunities and advancements in health via telemedicine are well appreciated by patients and their families. As a result of this partnership, the chief executive officer of OCHIN, Abigail Sears, was able to declare that they were able to live up to their mission in providing advanced technology to communities thanks to Charter.
Sources
http://www.oregonlive.com/opinion/index.ssf/2011/11/health_care_delivery_headline.html
http://www.oregonhealthnet.org/content/press-room-archives
http://www.bloomberg.com/article/2014-01-22/aTNczD6GGZZQ.html
Charter and Oregon Health Network: A Partnership to Create Health Advancements and Job Opportunities
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