mr. henderson. and for sheriff, since you are a man that can arrest me in south carolina, i want to give you as much time as necessary. that was my best joke. >> i'm sorry. i'll be very brief. i think you've identified a new, but very complex, challenge that faces 21st century society. i mean after all, our congress has just gone through a debate over the collection of data by the national security agency. what kind of information can be gathered in various forms. there obviously are new sensitivities, heightened sensitives about privacy in our society. and that should be the case. so i think we have to move with care and thoughtfulness. i think that new policies have to be developed to meet new challenges and how we both access this information, how we retain and store it, who has access to it, these are all very relevant questions that should be discussed before an investment is made of substantial cost, rather than after. so i'm glad you've identified the issue. and i don't feel that we have give

mr. henderson?>> senator, we agree completely that there has to be clear operational policy for recording retention and access to film. we certainly believe there are clear incidents where the rights of privacy of the individual would preclude a release, a casual release of this information. however, in incidents involving the police use of force, there should be access to that information as quickly as possible. it should be shared broadly with the public. and those policies that govern the retention and access to information should be strictly enforced. so that when officers fail to record incidents that should be recorded, there should be consequences for that. now, obviously there has to be adequate training, there has to be reinforcement, and there has to be a sense that these officers are, in fact, being helped as much by the existence of these cameras as the public they serve and when those things work in conjunction with one another, we think they produce positive results. >> mr. henderson i

mr. henderson? >> senator, we agree completely that there has to be clear operational policy for recording retention and access to film. we certainly believe there are clear incidents where the rights of privacy of the individual would preclude a release, a casual release of this information. however, in incidents involving the police use of force, there should be access to that information as quickly as possible. it should be shared broadly with the public. and those policies that govern the retention and access to information should be strictly enforced. so that when officers fail to record incidents that should be recorded, there should be consequences for that. now, obviously, there has to be adequate training, there has to be reinforcement, and there has to be a sense that these officers are, in fact, being helped as much by the existence of these cameras as the public they serve, and when those things work in conjunction with one another, we think they produce positive results. >> mr. henderso

mr. henderson. >> senator, thank you. no. i think pilot studies can be very useful in providing information to be considered by a wider audience before a major investment is made in the purchase of these cameras. having said that, i hope that states and localities will not use that delay as a basis of not going forward, particularly now that the department of justice is making available grant funds to support some states in moving in this area. i think that should be encouraged. we support the administration's approach. >> and that's why i led with this interrogation issue, because at first it was something that our officers were concerned about and i think they grew to think it was actually a pretty good policy over time. this one, i will admit, has much more complications in terms of some of the issues that were raised with privacy and what you do with these tapes and that you protect people's privacy, as opposed to just interrogating someone in a squad car or in a room. and so that's why it is mo

mr. henderson? >> senator, we agree completely that there has to be clear operational policy for recording retention and access to film. we certainly believe there are clear incidents where the rights of privacy of the individual would preclude a release, a casual release of this information. however, in incidents involving the police use of force, there should be access to that information as quickly as possible. it should be shared broadly with the public. and those policies that govern the retention and access to information should be strictly enforced. so that when officers fail to record incidents that should be recorded, there should be consequences for that. now, obviously, there has to be adequate training, there has to be reinforcement, and there has to be a sense that these officers are, in fact, being helped as much by the existence of these cameras as the public they serve, and when those things work in conjunction with one another, we think they produce positive results. >> mr. henderso

mr. henderson i'm kind of stuck on this one point here that mr. bruder raised. the state of south carolina has deemed data recorded by a body-worn camera not to be a public document, thus the data is not subject to the freedom of information act disclosure. he goes on to say in his testimony, doing so will ensure that a single moment of indiscretion does not provide a lifetime of embarrassment. ensures that one's guilt or innocence is determined in a court of law and not a court of public opinion. in your testimony, you noted the fact that footage from body-worn cameras can be a valuable source of evidence to help protect both officers and the public. the public needs access to that information if it's going to protect them, does it not? >> well, senator durbin thank you for the question. and the answer is yes i do think the public needs access to that information. i would say in every instance where there has been a use of force by the police department in a particular encounter with the public, that information should be made available and accessible and relat

mr. henderson's father saw the tail end of the actual people going through to assault his son. the last two people through the door were part of the assault, they weren't. so he winds up trying to take them down to help us. >> deputy harris, unclear of who is who, stuns the defendant's father, bringing an end to the chaos. other than some cuts and bruises, henderson is not seriously injured. the six involved in the melee are cuffed and questioned. but only the three original assailants are arrested. >> the charges against the three attackers were three counts of assault, third degree. one for each of the officers that was attacked. >> all three of the assailants plead guilty. marcelle henderson, the murder defendant, is ultimately found guilty and is sentenced to 59 years. >> i think they should let, you know, justice work its way through the court. but they didn't even wait to the end of the trial to see what the verdict was. they just decided it was time to assault him and that's what they did. >>> coming up, a filmmaker takes on the nypd with his own viral video. see what th

mr. henderson, the police officers charged in the death of freddie gray want the charges dismissed.ou handicap their chances? >> well it doesn't look -- i read the documents that they filed with the court. it's a 24-page document outlining their request. either to have the charges dismissed or for the state's attorney to recuse herself and have an independent prosecutor assigned to the case. they cite a number of legal arguments, including the nature of the charges, being the foundation for all charges. but it doesn't speak to the bigger picture that we have in this case, where at the end of the day, freddie gray is still dead as a result of something. and so they make a lot of broad arguments talking about the state attorney's relationship both with her husband and also with her chief deputy in this case. you know, one of the things i think that they fail to recognize that i presume that a court will recognize with a response to these charges is that prosecutors are given why discretion in terms of how cases get charged, and so i'm not overly optimistic that either of those results

mr. henderson the only reason we're probably having this hearing is because of these private videos that have shocked everybody. you agree with that? >> i do. >> in those cases, we're glad we have video evidence. i mean you've got the north charleston case that's in litigation so i'll be careful of what i say. but in that case only god knows what the story would have been. >> you're absolutely right. it's these private videos that have really motivated the public debate. as i said earlier you deserve great credit for convening this conversation. >> on balance, if you could get the right protocols to protect privacy and make sure the officer is using the camera in a appropriate manner do you think it's best for the nation to go down this road? >> without question. i think it's absolutely essential. >> does everybody agree with that? . if you don't speak up. >> senator i think going down -- >> not saying a federal mandate but just for law enforcement in general. >> i think it can be an effective tool. but once again we've got to be very careful, primarily on the back end. >> no, i gotgotch

mr. wolters. dr. henderson. >> chairman cochran, chairman blunt ranking member murray and distinguished members of the subcommittee it is my pleasure to join you to today to discuss how telehealth is improving health care in rural communities. my name is kristi henderson and rural practitioner and serve as chief telehealth officer at university of mississippi at jackson. mississippi ranks bottom overall health obesity, heart disease, diabetes and preventable hospitalizations. more than half of mississippi's three million citizens live in a rural community and almost a quarter live at or below the federal poverty level. 2/3 of mississippi's hospitals are located in rural areas and lack sufficient resources and specialty care. but despite these facts, telehealth in our state is increasing access to health care and improving outcomes and lowering costs. the umnc center for telehealth began in 2003 with a teleemergency program connecting critical access hospital emergency departments to physicians at our trauma cen

mr. chairman, dr. henderson, you mentioned in your testimony that the reimbursement parity issue was an important factor in the growth of services that are rendered through television and telehealth services. the diabetes pilot project you described a real are really remarkable. and obviously i like the potential for significant cost savings if they could be expanded into communities across the country. what do you see as the programs that could be expanded? are we talking about the diabetes pilot project? is that a possibility to serve more communities? >> yes. so we can expand the diabetes program to other geographic regions, but we can also expand it to other chronic diseases. and that program in particular is a remote patient monitoring program where we're helping day to day with patients in their home manage their disease and keep them healthy. and using the resources that are in that community more efficiently. but from telehealth perspective it really is about connecting and coordinating all the care team

mr. chairman, dr. henderson, you mentioned in your testimony that the reimbursement parity issue was an important factor in the growth of services that are rendered through television and telehealth services. the diabetes pilot project you described are really remarkable. and obviously i like the potential for significant cost savings if they could be expanded into communities across the country. what do you see as the programs that could be expanded? are we talking about the diabetes pilot project? is that a possibility to serve more communities? >> yes. so we can expand the diabetes program to other geographic regions, but we can also expand it to other chronic diseases. and that program in particular is a remote patient monitoring program where we're helping day to day with patients in their home manage their disease and keep them healthy. and using the resources that are in that community more efficiently. but from telehealth perspective, it really is about connecting and coordinating all the care team. it's

mr. kraft. how do up see it plays out? >> a great point, brooke. not to mention goodell is paid by robert kraft and the 31 other owners. there's that. the one thing, harold hendersonated with the league heard cases in the past before. one thing that stood out to me brooke a couple hours before the announcement of the appeal by the nfl p.a. the patriots hired a boston attorney to come in and -- and release a rebuttal to the wells report and all that was in the wells report and a couple things jumped out. they're digging into the science involved in deflategate, with the deflation of the footballs and also justifying the communications the increase in communications between tom brady and jim mcnally and john jastremski. there, just days after the afc title game. looking like those are a couple big points that will come from tom brady and his camp in this appeals process. >> all right. rachel nichols, you mentioned you know the attorney has had success in you know other suspensions. i mean, this is the same person who represented ray rice. correct? who got his suspension down to two. 20 seconds. >> yeah. and, look there's a big question, too, of if they go through th

christy henderson, chief telehealth and innovation officer at university of mississippi medical center in jackson, mississippi. ms. julie peterson the cmo of pmh medical center in prosser washington. and mr. george stover the ceo of rice county hospital district in lyon, kansas. >> so thank you all for being here. mr. walters, if you want to start with your testimony, we'll go right down the line, then. >> thank you, chairman blanche, member murray first the chance to discuss current challenges. again, i'm tim walters. i oversee government reimbursement programs in bolivar, missouri and osage beach missouri. 50 rural hospitals have closed since january 2010. rural hospital closure means more than just the loss of access to health care for a community. as a rural hospital is frequently the largest employer in town, its closure represents an economic blow as well. my written testimony provides several examples of what is working in rural hospitals, including quality health care at a reasonable price to the medicare program and programs like the medical home program which improves the health in our communities. i want to focus my oral comments though, on four specific challenges rural hospi