Seminars in Radiation Oncology: Future of Telemedicine in Radiation Oncology Telemedicine allows providers and patients to communicate without being in the same room through video platforms or telephone. Patients can be seen from the comfort of their homes; family members can join from the same or a different location. Driving, obtaining childcare, or taking time [...]
The Alliance for Connected Care led a group letter, calling attention to the need for strong CMS support of patient access to remote monitoring services that are vital in prevention and treatment for Medicare beneficiaries. The letter was submitted to CMS through the PFS public comment process. In the Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Medicare Physician [...]
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society: Telehealth Availability and Use Among Beneficiaries in Traditional Medicare and Medicare Advantage This cross-sectional study examined differences in telehealth availability and use between traditional Medicare (TM) and Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries. The study found that, despite lower telehealth use, MA beneficiaries had comparable or higher rates of technology [...]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Percentage of Children and Adolescents Who Used Telemedicine During the Past 12 Months The percentage of children and adolescents aged 0–17 years using telemedicine during the past 12 months declined from 18.3 percent in 2021 to 14.2 percent in 2023. Telemedicine use declined across all three age [...]
Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment: In-Person Opioid Use Disorder Assessment Unnecessary for Treatment-Seeking Patients At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, federal agencies permitted telehealth initiation of buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) without in-person assessment. This prospective observational longitudinal cohort study found that participants with OUD had low rates of [...]
The Alliance for Connected Care provided comments to the calendar year (CY) 2025 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System proposed rule. As reflected in the comments below, the Alliance urges CMS to recognize payment for genetic counselors providing care virtually, expand its proposal on virtual cardiac rehabilitation, and [...]
The Alliance for Connected Care provided comments to the calendar year (CY) 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule. As reflected in the comments below, the Alliance appreciates CMS for ensuring certainty to telehealth access to Medicare beneficiaries to the extent it could. The Alliance is committed to leveraging telehealth and remote patient monitoring [...]
Health Affairs: Telehealth Delivery By Physician And Practice Characteristics Researchers from Cornell examined 2022 Medicare fee-for-service claims to understand how physician characteristics impacted telehealth use. Researchers found that female physicians, primary care physicians, psychiatrists, and physicians in nonrural practices delivered relatively higher proportions of visits via telehealth. Overall, 23 percent of psychiatrists delivered all [...]
Academic Pediatrics: Social Determinants Pediatric Primary Care Telehealth and In-Office Visits During the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic In this retrospective cohort study of children -17 years across 16 sites within Nationwide Children’s Hospital Primary Care Network from March 22nd-July 31st, 2020, researchers compared visit type (in-person vs. telehealth), demographics, presence of individual social needs, and community [...]
Nature Digital Medicine: Closing the Gap: Addressing Telehealth Disparities Across Specialties in the Sustained Pandemic Era Telehealth has surged as a viable solution to reduce no-shows and improve health care accessibility, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, telehealth disparities and its long-term efficacy across various medical specialties remain understudied. This retrospective analysis examined telehealth use and [...]