The Alliance for Connected Care submitted comments in response to the request for information from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on the Medicare Advantage (MA) program. The Alliance specifically commented on the role that telehealth has played in providing access to care in the MA program and key policy considerations [...]
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: Increased Use of Telehealth for Opioid Use Disorder Services During COVID-19 Pandemic Associated with Reduced Risk of Overdose CMS, the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at the National Institutes of Health [...]
Center for Connected Health Policy: A Decade of Telehealth Policy The Center for Connected Health Policy released a ten-year anniversary report, which looks back on telehealth policy in the United States. The report captures some highlights, significant changes, and environmental factors that had an impact on telehealth policy development in the nation. The [...]
MD Live: Insights into Modern Behavioral Health Care Alliance board member MD Live published a report from multiple, robust behavioral health studies throughout 2021. The report found that members want individualized, dynamic approaches to best support behavioral health engagement, especially through telehealth. MD Live also offered insights on how to better address shifting member [...]
This update includes: A Sign-On Letter Urging Senate Action on Telehealth Legislation This Fall Telehealth Utilization in Florida Medicaid Report NASEM Report on Telehealth Disability Evaluation and notable research and news developments
Urology Practice: Comparison of Patient Satisfaction and Safety Outcomes for Postoperative Telemedicine vs Face-to-Face Visits in Urology: Results of the Randomized Evaluation and Metrics Observing Telemedicine Efficacy (REMOTE) Trial This study evaluated patient satisfaction and outcomes of postoperative face-to-face (F2F) versus telemedicine visits for adult ambulatory urological surgeries in an urban academic center. [...]
Center for Health Care Strategies: Supporting Technology-Enabled Innovation in Medicaid Managed Care to Improve Quality and Equity: State Considerations Through the Medicaid Innovation Collaborative, the Center for Health Care Strategies and its partners helped states explore strategies to incentivize and support adoption of tech-enabled solutions in Medicaid managed care. Tech-enabled solutions, such as [...]
The National Academies Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine: The Use of Telehealth for Disability Evaluations in Medicine and Allied Health: A Workshop The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) recently released a summary document on its telehealth workshop held earlier this year. The workshop explored the evolution of telehealth and commonly used [...]
This update includes: The CMS Roadmap for the end of the COVID-19 PHE NIH Awards to Centers of Excellence to Study Telehealth for Cancer Care HRSA telehealth stories Sen. Warner (D-VA) letter on the prescribing controlled substances via telehealth and notable research and news developments
Annals of the American Thoracic Society: Promoting COPD Wellness through Remote Monitoring and Health Coaching: A Randomized Study While exploring methods for improving the quality of life (QoL) among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a study published in the Annals of the American Thoracic Society found that remote patient monitoring (RPM) and health coaching [...]