mHealth Intelligence: 77 percent of Infectious Disease Patients Open to Telehealth According to a survey conducted by Washington University, more than three quarters of infectious disease (ID) patients said they would try telehealth after being told the time and money they spend on in-person care. The researchers also noticed a strong correlation between time and money, and [...]
CirrusMD: 7 statistics on how women have used telehealth during the pandemic According to a survey conducted by CirrusMD, women were more inclined to use telemedicine than men during the pandemic. Additionally, most women found telemedicine care comparable to in-person appointments, and would use telehealth in between routine appointments. The survey demonstrates that telemedicine is [...]
Legislation by Senators Cortez Masto and Young creates the path to retain patient access to telehealth WASHINGTON D.C. February 7, 2022 – The Alliance for Connected Care (“The Alliance”) is pleased to support the introduction of the bipartisan Telehealth Extension and Evaluation Act (S. 3593) and applauds Senators Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Young (R-IN) for [...]
Today, 17 organizations sent a letter to Senate HELP Committee leaders, urging them to consider addressing state licensing limitations in clinical trials in the Prepare for and Respond to Existing Viruses, Emerging New Threats, and Pandemics Act (PREVENT Pandemics Act). The discussion draft of the PREVENT Pandemics Act was released by Senate HELP Committee leadership [...]
Healthcare Dive: Omicron sent COVID-19 back into top telehealth claims in November According to the latest FAIR Health Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker, COVID-19 bounced back into the top five codes used in telehealth claims lines nationally in November after being absent from the list for two months. It ranked fifth as a percentage of claims as [...]
The Alliance for Connected Care submitted a letter to the House Ways & Means Committee providing input to the Committee hearing on "America's Mental Health Crisis." Our letter summarizes the following recommendations: Congress should permanently remove obstructive in-person requirements on mental health through telehealth. Congress should move to fully remove outdated originating site requirements on [...]
From facility to home: How healthcare could shift by 2025
mHealth Intelligence: Telehealth Maintained Care Quality for Type 2 Diabetics During Pandemic A recent study found that using telehealth for type 2 diabetes care during the COVID-19 pandemic helped maintain quality of care and led to better health outcomes for patients, compared to those who only utilized in-person care. The study results showed that telehealth was effective [...]
Healio: Telemedicine could significantly reduce costs for ID patients Findings from a study conducted at one infectious disease clinic suggest that telemedicine consultation for infectious diseases could significantly reduce patient and environmental costs. In addition to those benefits, the researchers found that most patients were willing to try telemedicine. The researchers highlighted that reimbursement and [...]