Clinical Outcomes and Hospital Utilization Among Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery With Telemedicine Preoperative Car

JAMA Network Open: Clinical Outcomes and Hospital Utilization Among Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery With Telemedicine Preoperative Care  In this cohort study of 1182 patients treated at a US academic hospital, clinical outcomes and postoperative hospital utilization in the telemedicine group were found to be noninferior to those in the in-person group. These results suggest [...]

2023-04-24T12:01:58-04:00February 10th, 2023|
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Alliance Statement on Cross-State Licensure in SOTU

We are grateful to President Biden for highlighting the pressing issue of cross-state licensure in advance of the State of the Union. The pandemic taught us that it is possible, and safe, to allow providers to treat patients anywhere. State borders should cease to be an artificial barrier to health care. It’s time to change [...]

2023-02-07T23:27:07-04:00February 7th, 2023|
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Many Clinicians Implement Digital Equity Strategies to Treat Opioid Use Disorder

Health Affairs: Many Clinicians Implement Digital Equity Strategies to Treat Opioid Use Disorder Maintaining access to care via telemedicine was critical for treating opioid use disorder (OUD) during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study found that in March 2022, 77 percent of clinician respondents reported implementing digital equity strategies, such as audio-only telehealth, to [...]

2023-04-24T12:39:20-04:00February 6th, 2023|
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Connected Care Updates – February 6

This update includes: Call for RPM data Introduction of the Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act Telehealth Website Update on Medicaid.gov Questions Remain Around Medicare Administrative Contractors (MAC) Meeting as Groups Prepare and notable research and news developments

2023-02-07T12:03:56-04:00February 6th, 2023|
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Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on Telemedicine Use

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on Telemedicine Use CDC released a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) on percentage of persons who used telemedicine during the past 12 months, by age group. The report found that in 2021, approximately one third (32.8 percent) of persons of [...]

2023-04-24T11:30:38-04:00February 3rd, 2023|
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Alliance Support Letter for Washington SB 5481 – Concerning the Uniform Telehealth Act

The Alliance submitted a letter of support to Annette Cleveland, Chair of the Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee within the Washington State Legislature, for Senate Bill 5481 - Concerning the Uniform Telemedicine Act. The bill would adopt the Uniform Telemedicine Act in the State of Washington. The Uniform Telemedicine Act would provide the [...]

2023-06-08T18:29:44-04:00February 2nd, 2023|
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Preparing Clinicians for the New Era of Telehealth

McKinsey & Co: Preparing Clinicians for the New Era of Telehealth According to a McKinsey & Co report, telehealth services have quickly become a popular and safe alternative to in-person appointments, with 46 percent of consumers using telehealth by May 2020 to replace canceled health care visits—up from 11 percent in 2019. In [...]

2023-04-24T11:52:22-04:00February 1st, 2023|
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Telehealth is Effectively Augmenting Traditional Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient Programs

National Association for Behavioral Healthcare: Telehealth is Effectively Augmenting Traditional Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient Programs The National Association for Behavioral Healthcare (NABH) Education and Research Foundation and Manatt released an issue brief that highlights how telehealth services effectively augment traditional partial hospitalization programs (PHP) and intensive outpatient programs (IOP). Results from the [...]

2023-04-24T11:32:25-04:00February 1st, 2023|
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Pre-Pandemic Geographic Access to Hospital-Based Telehealth for Cancer Care in the United States

Plos One: Pre-Pandemic Geographic Access to Hospital-Based Telehealth for Cancer Care in the United States  This report found that although telehealth is widely available throughout the United States, millions of Americans do not have access to telehealth oncology services. Study authors noted that previous research has shown people living in rural areas tend to have [...]

2023-04-24T12:03:35-04:00January 31st, 2023|
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