Telehealth refers to the remote delivery of care and monitoring of patients by the homecare agency. Two types of telehealth options available include phone monitoring and telemonitoring. Phone monitoring consists of scheduled patient encounters using the telephone. Telemonitoring uses electronic devices to collect and transmit clinical data. Utilization of a telehealth system is a valuable tool to assist agencies in reducing avoidable acute care hospitalizations.

For quality improvement resources and strategies, please visit the Telehealth Documents and Links section.