Connected Care Updates – March 20
This update includes: Sign On Letter Opportunities Release of Congressional Justifications MedPAC Report and notable research and news developments
Provision of Telemental Health Before and After COVID-19 Onset
American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC): Provision of Telemental Health Before and After COVID-19 Onset This study aimed to examine the organizational characteristics associated with telemedicine services provided by mental health care organizations before and after onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. This study found that telemedicine availability in mental [...]
Health Care Providers’ Experience Using Telehealth During the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Predominantly Rural Patient Base: An Online Survey
Cureus: Health Care Providers’ Experience Using Telehealth During the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Predominantly Rural Patient Base: An Online Survey This study compares patient and provider satisfaction concerning telemedicine across a wide array of topics and investigates the perception of providers who serve a predominantly rural patient base during the COVID-19 pandemic. [...]
MedPAC March 2023 Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC): March 2023 Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy MedPAC released its March 2023 report to Congress, which includes brief mentions of telehealth. The report provides a high level background of telehealth during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). Audio-only telephone visits were used somewhat more often (by [...]
Health Care–Related Practices in Virtual Behavioral Health Treatment for Major Depression Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Medical Care: Health Care–Related Practices in Virtual Behavioral Health Treatment for Major Depression Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic This study found that the shift to virtual health care resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic led to positive outcomes related to engagement for patients with depression and those in need of behavioral health care. Researchers [...]
Connected Care Updates – March 13
This update includes: Sign-on letter opportunities Alliance executive director speaks on an Interstate telehealth panel Introduced legislation White House Budget and notable research and news developments
Rates of Primary Care and Integrated Mental Health Telemedicine Visits Between Rural and Urban Veterans Affairs Beneficiaries Before and After the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic
JAMA Network Open: Rates of Primary Care and Integrated Mental Health Telemedicine Visits Between Rural and Urban Veterans Affairs Beneficiaries Before and After the Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic A study in JAMA Network Open tracking telemedicine visits pre- and post-pandemic across the VA reveals increasing inequities between rural and urban communities. Before the [...]
Connected Care Updates – March 6
This update includes: Alliance summaries of the DEA NPRM Sen. Warner Statement on DEA NPRM Lawmakers on Both Sides Don't Like DEA's New Telehealth Rules Sign-on opportunity to support the telehealth benefit expansion workers act and notable research and news developments
Disparities in Telemedicine Literacy and Access in the United States
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: Disparities in Telemedicine Literacy and Access in the United States According to a study published in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, demographic factors at the county level are associated with low telemedicine literacy. The researchers found that age, sex, race, employment status, income level, marital status, educational attainment, and urban or rural classification [...]
Percentage of Adults Who Used Telemedicine in Past 12 Months
CDC: Percentage of Adults Who Used Telemedicine in Past 12 Months The CDC released data on the percentage of adults who used telemedicine by sex and health insurance coverage. Overall, in 2021, 35.3 percent of adults aged 18–64 years had a telemedicine visit with a health care professional in the past 12 months. The percentage [...]