Digital Health: Use of Telehealth by US Adults With Depression or Anxiety Disorder This study aimed to explore the patterns of telehealth use among individuals with depression or anxiety disorders. Data used were from the 2022 Health Information National Trends Survey (HINTS). Individuals with depression/anxiety disorder were more likely to use telehealth and to [...]
Telemedicine and e-Health: Satisfaction with Telehealth Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Among Individuals Living in Rural and Nonrural Areas Telehealth has grown as a common treatment modality for substance use disorders following expanded telehealth flexibilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Telehealth can increase access to treatment in rural areas, where there are limited local addiction [...]
Heath Affairs Scholar: Utilization and Quality Among Medicare Advantage Beneficiaries with High Vs Low Access to Telehealth Access to telehealth care has increased markedly in recent years, especially for patients in the Medicare Advantage (MA) program. The study found that high-telehealth access was associated with a 13.4% decrease in in-person evaluation and management (E&M) [...]
Telemedicine and e-Health: Impact of a Large-Scale Remote Patient Monitoring Program on Hospitalization Reduction Patient Monitoring at Home is a Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) program through Michigan Medicine, which provides symptoms and vital sign monitoring via a provided cellular tablet and Bluetooth-connected devices. A team of registered nurses monitors patients 7 days per week. [...]
The Alliance appreciates the DEA’s forward movement on telemedicine prescribing of controlled substances policy. However, the Alliance continues to be concerned to see language in the proposed rulemaking mandating in-person visits as this is not an appropriate guardrail for a telehealth service. Similarly, restricting the geography in which telemedicine can be offered undermines the value [...]
RAND Health Quarterly: Telehealth Visits in Health Centers Serving Low-Income Patients in California: Final Results from the Connected Care Accelerator Initiative (2022–2024) This study examined the impact of the Connected Care Accelerator (CCA) program, which supports health centers in implementing telehealth for low-income patients in California. Specifically, the study detailed how telehealth use by [...]
Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science: Enhancing Psychiatric Care Delivery: Assessing Telehealth Patient Experience in Psychiatric Intensive and Outpatient Programs in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic According to a survey of psychiatric care patients from four hospitals within a primary health system, most patients described telehealth as a convenient treatment approach and said [...]
SSM - Population Health: The Impact of Increased Telehealth Use on the Treatment of Substance Use Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic This retrospective study utilized electronic health record data to examine the impact of telehealth (TH) on substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, namely medications for SUD prescribing, drug-related events, and mental health crises. The [...]
Morningstar: In December, Telehealth Utilization Increased Nationally and in Every Region Except the West, Where It Decreased According to FAIR Health’s Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker, telehealth utilization in December 2024 increased nationally and in every region except the West, where it decreased. Nationally, telehealth claim lines increased from 4.82 percent of medical claim lines [...]
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC): March 2025 Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy MedPAC released its mandatory report to Congress on the Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) payment systems, the Medicare Advantage (MA) program, and the Medicare prescription drug program (Medicare Part D). Most notably for telehealth, MedPAC found that for FFS beneficiaries who use [...]