A government report released Feb. 5 highlights the need for improved communications between emergency responders and health facilities, a key lawmaker said today. Rep. John D. Dingell (D-Mich.), chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, said the report, issued by the Joint Advisory Committee on Communications Capabilities of Emergency Medical and Public Health Care Facilities, underscores the need for nationwide improvements to the way emergency responders and health facilities communicate with one another.
Among its proposals, the committee’s report calls for the development of a national, interoperable broadband network for emergency communications. “Too often today, EMS responders, doctors, and nurses must practice 21st century medicine with 20th century technology,” says the report. Download the report.
