by Carlene Anteau, MS, RN | Feb 5, 2021 | Remote Patient Monitoring
Vaccine administration hurdles The COVID-19 vaccine roll out has been rocky to date. According to the CDC’s website (as of February 4, 2021), 35.2 million Americans have received their initial dose even though 57.5 million doses have been distributed. A key challenge...
by Stephanie Ginger | Jan 28, 2021 | Remote Patient Monitoring
Telehealth will remain an important part of healthcare post-pandemic This week BRI Network hosted its 6th National Telehealth Summit and it included sessions that spanned a range of topics including: the logistics of implementing a telehealth program, use cases and...
by Rameet Singh, MD, MPH FACOG | Jan 22, 2021 | Remote Patient Monitoring
Vaccine Guidance The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has published a Practice Advisory titled, Vaccinating Pregnant and Lactating Patients Against COVID-19. ACOG recommends that COVID-19 vaccines should not be withheld from pregnant...
by Carlene Anteau, MS, RN | Dec 28, 2020 | Remote Patient Monitoring
The administration of COVID-19 vaccines began just days after FDA emergency-use approvals were issued. Once healthcare personnel and long-term care facility residents have been inoculated, healthcare organizations will face the challenge of communicating with...
by John Janas, MD | Dec 11, 2020 | Remote Patient Monitoring
As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to rise across the United States, many hospitals are struggling to accommodate these patients in addition to critical non-coronavirus patients. New Measure to Accommodate Increasing Inpatient Populations In order to...
by Carlene Anteau, MS, RN | Nov 24, 2020 | Remote Patient Monitoring
Recent news of the FDA’s emergency use approval of highly effective COVID-19 vaccines brings hope that our lives may soon return to normal. The vaccines, however, once approved, will still need to be distributed to millions of Americans. Healthcare workers and high...
