The Alliance urged the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to include guidance on an expired pandemic-era policy that enabled employers to provide telehealth services on a pre-deductible basis to individuals with high-deductible health plans coupled with a health savings account (HDHP-HSA) in its 2025-2026 Priority Guidance Plan. As you may know, Section 3701 of the CARES [...]
Journal of Clinical Oncology: Comparing Trends in Telehealth Utilization by Medical Oncology Practices at Stanford Medicine and Mayo Clinic from 2019–2023 This study found that both Stanford Cancer Center and the Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center exhibited a similar trend in telemedicine adoption over time. Stanford Medicine and Mayo Clinic exhibited a pattern of [...]
Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics: Patient Perspectives on Perioperative Telemedicine This study investigated factors influencing patient acceptance of telemedical services during the preoperative phase. Overall, 69% of patients expressed agreement with perioperative telemedicine. The most preferred modality was browser-based video consultation. Findings suggest that most patients view telemedicine as a valuable supplement to traditional [...]
Telemedicine and e-Health: Telehealth Services and Social Determinants of Health Outcomes in Health Care Delivery A study from the Mayo Clinic showed that patients who received remote monitoring support after discharge did significantly better and needed less follow-up care compared to patients without remote monitoring. The study also found that when patients used online [...]
The Alliance submitted a response to the Department of Justice Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force request for public comment to identify unnecessary laws and regulations that raise the highest barriers to competition. The Alliance for Connected Care (the “Alliance”) outlines four areas where we hope the Department of Justice Task Force will focus to improve care [...]
The Alliance submitted a response to the Federal Trade Commission's request for public comment regarding reducing anti-competitive regulatory barriers in health care. Our health care system is deeply impacted by anticompetitive practices. The Alliance appreciates the Federal Trade Commission’s long-standing work to reform occupational licensing regulations, removing anticompetitive practices. In particular, the FTC investigated options [...]
Health Services Research: Telehealth Use by Home Health Agencies Before, During, and After COVID-19 A survey conducted by the experts from UC Irvine, UCLA, Brown University, the University of Minnesota and other institutions found that many home health care agencies adopted telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the absence of federal reimbursements for [...]
Journal of Palliative Medicine: Acceptability and Preliminary Impact of Telehealth-Facilitated Integrated Palliative Care for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease This study reviewed the acceptability of and satisfaction with a telehealth-facilitated integrated palliative care (TIPC) intervention and examined its preliminary impact on quality of life (QOL) and symptoms. Repeated measures data from the Functional Assessment of [...]
NEJM Catalyst: Telehealth Isn’t Waiting This issue of NEJM Catalyst Innovations in Care Delivery includes articles, case studies, and research reports on mpox teleconsulations, telehepatology, cancer telemedicine and remote care, the future of digital care, hospital readmissions, goals-of-care conversations, generic drugs, and health care jobs. Inpatient Telehepatology at Community Hospitals: Expanding Access and Comanaging [...]
JAMA Network: Role and Limitations of Telemedicine in Addressing Specialty Care Access Disparities—From Promise to Practice This study examined the geographic and sociodemographic factors associated with endocrinology and cardiology specialty care receipt among adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD). In this invited commentary, Ilana Graetz, from Emory University, shared [...]