UVA Health receives $4.4 million to expand telehealth services
UVA receives $4.4M grant to expand telehealth services By Elizabeth Holmes | January 27, 2021 at 5:52 PM EST - Updated January 28 at 9:25 AM
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - University of Virginia Health will receive more $4.4 million in grant money to expand its home-monitoring services to patients with serious medical conditions like COVID-19.
The grant, provided by the Federal Communications Commission, will fund data-enabled tablet devices for at least 1,500 patients in the area this year as part of its Connected Care pilot program.
Tablets will track patients’ vitals after they receive care at UVA Health and will allow them to stay connected with their physician without leaving their home.