American Journal of Managed Care: Effect of Remote Patient Monitoring on Stage 2 Hypertension Remote patient monitoring (RPM) is increasingly being utilized in clinical practice to reduce blood pressure in patients with hypertension. RPM depends on home readings by patients electronically transmitted to clinicians and includes automated alerts for excessive abnormal readings. A cohort [...]
Telemedicine and e-Health: Utilization of Outpatient Tele-Mental Health Services In this population-based cohort study, researchers analyzed the impact of COVID-19 on outpatient mental health utilization patterns, particularly telehealth. Telehealth visits rose from 0.5 percent in January 2020 to 55 percent in April 2020, decreasing to 18 percent by December 2021. Regression analysis showed that [...]
April 30, 2025 - Senators Marsha Blackburn, Mark Warner, and Representatives David Kustoff, Mark Pocan, Troy Balderson, and Don Davis introduced the Rural Patient Monitoring (RPM) Access Act, which would ensure Medicare patients in rural and underserved communities have access to remote physiologic monitoring services, which lower costs and improve access to care by using technology to collect and transmit patient health data to healthcare providers.
American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC): Impact of Telemedicine Use on Outpatient-Related Co2 Emissions The US health care system contributes to approximately 9 percent of domestic US greenhouse gas emissions, exacerbating climate change. By substituting for in-person visits, telemedicine may represent a means of emission avoidance. Researchers estimated between 4,075,065 and 7,489,486 kg of [...]
Department of Veterans Affairs: Veteran Satisfaction and Trust in VA Telehealth Continues to Rise More Veterans are turning to VA telehealth for their care due to its convenience, accessibility and ability to provide tailored care. According to data from the first half of the fiscal year, 91.8 percent of Veterans who have used telehealth [...]
FAIR Health: Monthly Telehealth Regional In the sixth year of reporting on the evolution of telehealth, FAIR Health found mental health conditions constituted the top diagnostic category nationally and in every region. This category accounted for 58.5 percent of patients with a telehealth claim nationally. The percentage of patients with a telehealth claim increased nationally, rising [...]
NEJM Catalyst: Decarbonizing Health Care: Measuring Carbon Footprint Impact of a National VA Telehealth Program Health care systems are increasingly recognizing the environmental harms generated by medical care and are seeking to reduce their carbon footprints. This study examined the Advanced Comprehensive Diabetes Care, an evidence-based telehealth program for diabetes patients in the U.S. [...]
Peterson Center on Healthcare: Evolving Remote Monitoring: An Evidence-Based Approach to Coverage and Payment The report synthesizes previous PHTI evaluations and provides policy recommendations. Despite some coverage focusing on specific aspects of the report, it has both recommendations for guardrails as well as recommendations to enhance reimbursement in some situations. [...]
Journal of Health Organization and Management: Association Between Telehealth Service Utilization and Health Care Services During the Pandemic This study aimed to investigate the association between telehealth service utilization and health care services during the pandemic. The study found that national telehealth utilization rate was 43 percent. Additionally, delay in seeking medical care and [...]