Yearly Archives: 2022

JAMA Network Open: Association Between Telemedicine Use in Nonmetropolitan Counties and Quality of Care Received by Medicare Beneficiaries With Serious Mental Illness A study to assess whether greater telemedicine use in a nonmetropolitan county is associated with quality measures, including use of specialty mental health care and medication adherence, found that greater use [...]

mHealth Intelligence: Telehealth Use Remained Steady in 2021 for Medicare Beneficiaries A study by the University of Michigan's Institute for Healthcare Policy found that telehealth use remained steady, serving as a substitute for in-person care for Medicare beneficiaries and avoiding a spike in visits and costs. In 2021, about one in three Medicare [...]

National Academy of Medicine: The Promise of Digital Health: Then, Now, and the Future In this report, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) highlights the tremendous uptake of telehealth and remote patient monitoring during the COVID-19 pandemic. Telehealth was able to reduce delays for specialty consultations and primary care. The report provides actionable [...]

University of Michigan Medicine: Telehealth flexibilities didn’t send Medicare visits soaring, despite worries An analysis of Medicare data from the University of Michigan Medicine found that older Americans and their health care providers have settled into a steady pattern of using telehealth technology for nearly one in 10 outpatient appointments. The analysis shows that for [...]