Pandemic Surge in Telehealth Did Not Worsen Healthcare Disparity: Johns Hopkins researchers

Managed Healthcare Executive: Pandemic Surge in Telehealth Did Not Worsen Healthcare Disparity: Johns Hopkins researchers Findings reported in this month’s Health Affairs show high use of telehealth in disadvantaged neighborhoods among beneficiaries after Medicare restrictions on telehealth were waived. Sanuja Bose and other researchers at Johns Hopkins found that after CMS waived telehealth restrictions in March [...]

2022-06-27T13:58:34-04:00May 13th, 2022|
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Broadband access, outdated laws among hurdles to equitable telehealth, says NCQA

Healthcare IT News: Broadband access, outdated laws among hurdles to equitable telehealth, says NCQA The National Committee for Quality Assurance this week released a white paper exploring the root causes of disparities in virtual care access. The report, which grew out of an NCQA roundtable discussion on the future of telehealth, outlines existing barriers to equity and recommendations for [...]

2022-06-27T13:34:38-04:00May 12th, 2022|
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National Health Statistics Report Shows Telemedicine Use in Children Age 0-17

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention: National Health Statistics Report Shows Telemedicine Use in Children Age 0-17 The CDC found that, in the second half of 2020, only 14.1 percent of children used telehealth due to the pandemic, but use was higher among those with asthma, a developmental condition, or a disability. In total, about 12.6 [...]

2022-06-27T13:59:54-04:00May 10th, 2022|
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How primary care used telehealth to keep treating patients during the pandemic

Medical Economics: How primary care used telehealth to keep treating patients during the pandemic According to a Primary Care Collaborative (PCC) report, primary care physicians quickly pivoted to telehealth at the beginning of the pandemic. In April 2020, the number of clinicians reporting that their patients were unable to access telehealth services due to lack of [...]

2022-06-27T13:52:04-04:00May 10th, 2022|
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Interest in Telehealth Holds Steady Two Years Into Pandemic

AARP: Interest in Telehealth Holds Steady Two Years Into Pandemic According to a recent AARP report, nearly one in three adults (32 percent) age 50 or older are either extremely or very interested in telehealth services, for themselves or a loved one. The survey found greater interest in telehealth services among nonwhite populations, including 45 percent [...]

2022-06-27T13:50:41-04:00May 10th, 2022|
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Telehealth Improves Access to Cochlear Implants—a Boon for Those with Severe Hearing Loss

Yale School of Medicine: Telehealth Improves Access to Cochlear Implants—a Boon for Those with Severe Hearing Loss The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved remote programming for cochlear implants in 2017, but there were various governmental restrictions and regulations that made it difficult to implement. In response to COVID-19, however, the federal government rapidly removed such [...]

2022-06-27T13:48:44-04:00May 10th, 2022|
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Racial Gap in Completed Doctor Visits Disappeared in 2020 as Telemedicine Adopted

Penn Medicine News: Racial Gap in Completed Doctor Visits Disappeared in 2020 as Telemedicine Adopted A Penn Medicine study found that as COVID-19 necessitated the wider adoption of telemedicine, the rate of completed primary care visits for Black patients rose to the same level of non-Black patients. The study showed that completed primary care visits rose from [...]

2022-06-27T13:53:41-04:00May 9th, 2022|
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The Appropriate Use of Telemedicine Technologies in the Practice of Medicine

Federation of State Medical Boards: The Appropriate Use of Telemedicine Technologies in the Practice of Medicine The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) updated its guidance to state medical boards for regulating the use of telemedicine technologies in the practice of medicine, while raising awareness for licensees and patients alike as to the appropriate standards of care [...]

2022-06-27T13:29:21-04:00May 6th, 2022|
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