JACC Heart Failure: Assessing Telehealth for the Outpatient Management of Heart Failure A recent study found that telehealth for outpatients with heart failure allowed for distanced encounters without increases in subsequent acute care or death. Researchers recommend using standardized assessments before outpatient visits to help triage patients with heart failure to telehealth or in-person visits. [...]
Fierce Healthcare: Rural residents face racial inequities in accessing hospital care, study finds. Telehealth, policy changes help close the gaps According to a recent study, rural residents who are Black, American Indian or Alaska Native are more likely to live further from a hospital than white rural residents. The researchers suggested multi-pronged approaches to equity, including [...]
The Alliance submitted a letter of support to Sen. Paul G. Pinsky, Chair of the Maryland Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, for Senate bill 154. Senate Bill 154 would adopt the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact. Under this compact, Advance Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs) licensed in a Compact member state may practice [...]
WESA: Study shows rise in telemedicine during the pandemic eliminated a historic racial health gap A recent study from the University of Pennsylvania shows that the sharp rise in telemedicine appointments during the pandemic appears to have eliminated a historical racial health gap in appointment show rates between Black and white patients in a Philadelphia health system. [...]
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 [...]