Massachusetts Association of Health Plans: Bridging the Digital Divide Advancing Telehealth Equity A report, funded by the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans, describes how telehealth has proven to be widely beneficial for state residents and provides recommendations to optimize virtual care delivery within the Commonwealth. Researchers found that there were many apparent health [...]
This update includes: Alliance for Connected Care Telehealth Data Event News Coverage Alliance signed a letter urging Congress to extend HDHP-HSA Alliance Support a Standardized National System for Interstate Licensure HHS ASPE Report on Medicaid Telehealth and notable research and news developments
Cureus: Bridging the Gap in Graduate Medical Education: A Longitudinal Analysis of Medical and Fellowship Director Experiences in Telehealth This five-year longitudinal survey analysis found that the overall utilization of telehealth by graduate medical education (GME) programs has increased along with the continued need for training to prepare residents for current and future [...]
MD Linx: Caring for Out-of-State Patients When Telemedicine is Restricted During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, policymakers temporarily changed state laws to allow physicians without a license in a particular state to treat its residents via telemedicine. Between January and June of 2021, among Medicare beneficiaries, 57.2 percent of out-of-state telemedicine visits [...]
This update includes: Alliance for Connected Care Telehealth Data Event Recording and Handout Available Alliance signed a letter urging Congress to extend HDHP-HSA Alliance joined a letter urging the DEA to advance the proposed rules on the Special Registration for Telemedicine and notable research and news developments
Health Affairs: New Coding Modifier Offers Opportunity to Investigate Audio-Only Telehealth (11/18) – Prior to the pandemic, Medicaid program coverage of audio-only telehealth services was limited. During the early stages of the pandemic, Medicaid beneficiaries were significantly less likely to complete telehealth visits compared to commercially insured patients. In September 2021, the American Medical [...]
On November 17, 2022, the Alliance for Connected Care and the Healthcare Leadership Council held a virtual discussion about telehealth data on November 17, 2022. Attendees heard from Dr. Ethan Booker from MedStar, Dr. Jackie Gerhart from Epic, and Brenna O'Malley from Ascension on current telehealth data and implications on health care utilization, [...]
Thanks to those who were able to join the Alliance for Connected Care and Healthcare Leadership Council for the Telehealth Expansion: What Does the Data Show webinar on November 17, 2022. https://vimeo.com/772203972 The Alliance for Connected Care and the Healthcare Leadership Council held a virtual discussion about telehealth data on November 17, 2022. [...]
New England Journal of Medicine: Health Care Access on the Line — Audio-Only Visits and Digitally Inclusive Care Researchers from Johns Hopkins Medicine share a perspective on ensuring digitally inclusive care. "Audio-only visits continue to be an essential option for patients who lack the resources — including Internet and device access and digital [...]
Epstein Becker Green: 2022 Telemental Health Regulations Unlock Access and Evolve Compliance Practices A 2022 report from law firm Epstein Becker Green (EBG) shows that an increase in the global prevalence of anxiety and depression is accompanied by requests for more mental health assistance, ultimately leading to states sustaining and widening regulatory flexibilities to expand [...]