Mental Health Groups Sent Letter on Schedule IIN Non-Narcotic Prescribing Mental health groups are pushing the agency to allow Schedule IIN non-narcotic drugs to be prescribed without an in-person visit. Those include stimulants used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. A coalition of mental health groups, including the American Psychiatric Association, the American Academy of Pediatrics [...]
Annals of Internal Medicine: Use of Telehealth Among Medical Visits in the United States: Results From the 2021 Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Researchers from the Agency for Healthcare and Quality (AHRQ) found that while only 9.6 percent of health care visits occurred via telehealth, 43.2 percent of those visits were consultations with psychiatrists. In [...]
JAMA Oncology: Assessing the Environmental and Downstream Human Health Impacts of Decentralizing Cancer Care This study assessed potential reductions in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and downstream health harms associated with telemedicine and fully decentralized cancer care. In this cohort study including 123 890 patients seen over 1.6 million visit days, compared with an in-person–preferred care [...]