by Marlene | Mar 3, 2021 | Telemedicine
The amount of Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) programs being utilized in a patient’s home has soared since the onset of COVID-19. As hospitals continue to limit admissions of noncritical COVID-19 patients, more at-home treatments are being offered. Many...
by Marlene | Mar 3, 2021 | Digital Health Literacy, Telemedicine
Shortly after the Coronavirus pandemic rise, Jefferson Health received funding to provide iPads and remote patient monitoring devices to patients across the enterprise. The funds were issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) as part of the Coronavirus...
by Marlene | Feb 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
Telehealth regulations by the state are becoming more clearly identified by state and federal policymakers every day. Telehealth reimbursement and the expansion of virtual care has changed dramatically, with state and federal policymakers removing restrictions and...
by Marlene | Jan 17, 2021 | COVID-19
On January 7, Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services, renewed the state of affairs related to the COVID pandemic as a Public Health Emergency for another 3 months. Since January 2020, The Public Health Emergency Declaration is effective for 90 days...
by Marlene | Dec 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
Dear TBHI Community Member, Certainly, 2020 has been a year unlike any other. We have faced a worldwide pandemic that has changed our lives and work in previously unimagined ways. There is no doubt that it has been a year of loss, lost opportunities, and compounded...
