Becker's Healthcare September 28, 2021
Hannah Mitchell

Philadelphia-based Thomas Jefferson University launched the Jefferson Center for Connected Care to reduce disparities in telehealth through research and innovation.

Five notes:

  1. Jefferson received $922,000 from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act to distribute smart devices for patients to enable virtual care, according to a Sept. 28 news release. This grant revealed that the digital divide extends beyond access to technology.
  2. The center is led by Executive Director Kristin Rising, MD, associate professor and director of acute care transitions in the Department of Emergency Medicine in the Philadelphia-based Sidney Kimmel Medical...

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Topics: Digital Health, Health IT, Health System / Hospital, Provider, Technology, Telehealth
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