CB Insights - State of Telehealth Q2`21 Report: Investment & Sector Trends to Watch Global telehealth investment rose for the fourth consecutive quarter, growing 17% quarter-over-quarter and 169% year-over-year to reach a record high of $5B across 163 deals. The investments are more than double what they were in the second quarter of 2020. While [...]
430 Organizations Urge Congress to Address ‘Telehealth Cliff’ Letter to Congressional Leaders Highlights Telehealth Priorities Washington, DC – July 26, 2021 – Today, more than 430 organizations sent a letter to Congress to urge policymakers to address the “telehealth cliff.” The letter was co-led by the Alliance for Connected Care, American Telemedicine Association, Consumer Technology [...]
Harris Poll: Neurocrine Biosciences – The Harris Poll Telehealth Survey Results The Harris Poll conducted an online survey of 2,589 U.S. adults ages 18 and older within the United States from June 29 to July 2, 2021, finding that 87 percent of respondents reported high telehealth patient satisfaction rates during the pandemic. However, 82 percent [...]
Telemedicine and e-Health Journal: A Telehealth Initiative to Overcome Health Care Barriers for People Experiencing Homelessness A new study examined the use of telehealth to provide care for people experiencing homelessness. Several barriers limit access to care for the homeless population, such as high costs of care, transportation access, and lack of health insurance. Results [...]
Intent Lab: Digital Satisfaction Index Spotlight: Telehealth’s Impact on Healthcare Services In the pandemic, the abrupt shift to digitalizing everything has increased consumer satisfaction with digital platforms, according to a new study by The Intent Lab, a research partnership between Performics and Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications. Insights from the [...]
ASPE ISSUE BRIEF: State Medicaid Telehealth Policies Before and During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency This ASPE issue brief examines state Medicaid telehealth coverage and policies before and after the COVID-19 PHE was declared in January 2020. KEY POINTS Some state Medicaid programs have been innovators and early adopters of telehealth for the delivery of [...]
The Alliance for Connected Care provided input into the draft Cures 2.0 legislation released in late June that will build upon the important legacy of the 21st Century Cures Act. A copy of the full Cures 2.0 discussion draft circulating now among lawmakers is available here. A section-by-section summary of the bill is available here. The draft [...]
JAMA Health Forum: Telemedicine Use Higher Among PCPs with Value-Based Payment - A study of Medicare Advantage enrollees during the COVID-19 pandemic found that telemedicine use was higher among primary care practices with value-based payment models. Although fee-for-service primary care organizations appeared to have a big near-term financial incentive for telemedicine use, results revealed that [...]