How to offset your IT budget with FCC Program Funding

Government funding programs are available to healthcare providers, yet the majority of hospitals and systems don’t receive the funding level they qualify for – or they don’t participate at all.

This webinar will introduce you to the Healthcare Connect Fund and how you can maximize your funding support level. Solutions on how to manage the cumbersome process and tricks to maximize your savings will be shared with webinar participants.

The facts may surprise you:

• You can cut your telecommunications budget by 65%
• Funds can be used on network equipment and software
• More than $594 million is available to healthcare providers to offset broadband expenses
• Urban hospitals and clinics can participate as part of a rural-majority consortium

Learn how much your hospital or system should receive from the Federal Communication Commission’s Healthcare Connect Program in this fast-paced, hard-hitting webinar.

Healthcare Connect Fund and network services experts, Fiberutilities Group (FG), will prepare a no-cost Funding Opportunity Model for your specific hospital or healthcare system.     

Who Should Attend?

• Chief Financial Officers, Vice Presidents or Directors of Finance
• Chief Executive and Chief Operations Officers
• Chief Information and Chief Security Officers
• Vice Presidents or Directors of IT

Speakers

Scot Eberle, CEO, Fiberutilities Group (FG)

Scot Eberle is a healthcare technology veteran with more than 30 years of business success in the telecommunications arena. A dynamic leader of explosive growth teams, Mr. Eberle has held a variety of executive-level positions across the communications and healthcare services industries, including positions with MCI Communications, McLeodUSA, 3M and Lanier. Mr. Eberle has served on the Board of Directors and as Co-Chairman for leading technology organizations and endeavors. He is routinely retained as an expert in the field of emerging technology, with television presentations, webinars and public appearances addressing the future of technology in healthcare.

Gerald Horst, Vice President, Fiberutilities Group (FG)

Gerald Horst has been providing information technology and communications infrastructure expertise for more than 20 years. He specializes in Wide Area Network strategy and design, with proven experience deploying and managing telecom operational support systems, business support systems, and outside plant GIS engineering systems. As a subject matter expert on healthcare funding programs, Mr. Horst is the chief architect of emerging data analytical platforms, built to inform healthcare leaders about their funding potential and cost-saving opportunities within their system’s WAN environment.