Nature: Effectiveness of Telehealth Versus In-Person Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic A review of clinical evidence shows that telehealth is comparable to in-person care across various outcomes and clinical areas. Researchers from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health observed that the differences between telehealth and in-person [...]
American Epilepsy Society: Seizing the Digital Divide: How Telemedicine Connects the Dots in Epilepsy Care Equity Access to epilepsy specialist care is not uniform in the USA, with prominent gaps in rural areas. Understanding the reasons for nonattendance at epilepsy appointments may help identify access hurdles faced by patients. This study found that telemedicine is [...]
Chiropractic & Manual Therapies: Telehealth and In-Person Diagnosis of Musculoskeletal Conditions This study assessed the concurrent validity and inter-rater agreement of the diagnosis of musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions using synchronous telehealth compared to standard in-person clinical diagnosis. In cases when access to in-person care is constrained, the study implies that telehealth might be a feasible [...]
Journal of General Internal Medicine: Impact of a Remote Primary Care Telehealth Staffing Model on Primary Care Access in the Veterans Health Administration The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) implemented the Clinical Resource Hub (CRH) program to fill staffing gaps in primary care (PC) clinics via telemedicine and maintain veterans’ health care access. This study [...]
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 [...]
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): Nursing Workforce Dashboard According to the National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses, 57 percent of nurses reported using telehealth in 2022, up from 50 percent in 2018. HRSA also maintains an interactive data dashboard that compares 2018 and 2022 survey responses in key areas, including nurse employment, work [...]
Center for Health Care Strategies: Telehealth and Medications for Opioid Use Disorder: Evidence Roundup In the face of an overwhelming overdose crisis, largely driven by the rise in the synthetic opioid fentanyl, telehealth for MOUD treatment promises to benefit many people. Currently, prescription volumes for MOUD are low and certain under-resourced communities experience significant [...]
Oxford Academic: Association Of Covid-19 And the Prevalence of In-Person vs Telehealth Primary Care Visits and Subsequent Impacts On Tobacco Use Assessment And Referral For Cessation Assistance The COVID-19 pandemic dramatically altered patterns of health care seeking and delivery with a considerable rise in telehealth visits. This study examined one year prior to the [...]