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SSM – Population Health: The Impact of Increased Telehealth Use on the Treatment of Substance Use Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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 [...]

pbrown2025-05-25T14:58:00-04:00March 14th, 2025|

Morningstar: In December, Telehealth Utilization Increased Nationally and in Every Region Except the West, Where It Decreased

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 [...]

pbrown2025-05-25T14:59:51-04:00March 13th, 2025|

Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC): March 2025 Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy

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 [...]

pbrown2025-05-25T14:50:57-04:00March 13th, 2025|

International Journal of Research Publication and Reviews: Mental Healthcare Disparities in Low-Income U.S. Populations: Barriers, Policy Challenges, and Intervention Strategies

International Journal of Research Publication and Reviews: Mental Healthcare Disparities in Low-Income U.S. Populations: Barriers, Policy Challenges, and Intervention Strategies This paper reviewed barriers to mental health care access for low-income U.S. populations, examines policy shortcomings, and proposes intervention strategies to promote equitable mental health outcomes. The paper argues that expanding telehealth services removes [...]

pbrown2025-05-25T15:01:37-04:00March 12th, 2025|

JMIR Publications: Patient and Clinician Perspectives on the Effectiveness of Current Telemedicine Approaches in Endocrinology Care for Type 2 Diabetes

JMIR Publications: Patient and Clinician Perspectives on the Effectiveness of Current Telemedicine Approaches in Endocrinology Care for Type 2 Diabetes This qualitative study aimed to evaluate clinician and patient perspectives on the benefits and limitations of telemedicine care delivery for type 2 diabetes and views on ways to enhance telemedicine effectiveness type 2 diabetes [...]

pbrown2025-05-25T15:06:14-04:00March 11th, 2025|

JMIR Publications: Telemedicine Prescribing by US Mental Health Care Providers: National Cross-Sectional Survey

JMIR Publications: Telemedicine Prescribing by US Mental Health Care Providers: National Cross-Sectional Survey A web-based, cross-sectional survey of U.S. telemental health care providers who prescribe via telemedicine found that health care providers expressed high levels of comfort with prescribing via telemedicine, with 84 percent of providers indicating they “strongly agree” that they are comfortable [...]

pbrown2025-05-25T15:04:12-04:00March 11th, 2025|

Telehealth and Outpatient Utilization: Trends in Evaluation and Management Visits Among Medicare Fee-For-Service Beneficiaries, 2019-2024

medRxiv: Telehealth and Outpatient Utilization: Trends in Evaluation and Management Visits Among Medicare Fee-For-Service Beneficiaries, 2019-2024 Prior to the pandemic, telehealth accounted for just 0.1% of monthly E&M visits but surged to 41.0% in April 2020 before stabilizing between 5.7% and 7.0% in 2023-2024. The average monthly E&M visit rate per 1,000 FFS beneficiaries [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2025-03-11T11:27:32-04:00March 6th, 2025|

Alliance Joins 300 Organizations to Make Permanent Telehealth for Employers

The Alliance for Connected Care joined more than 300 organizations to Congress urging immediate action on making permanent the telehealth flexibility allowing employers to offer telehealth below the deductible for those enrolled in a HDHP paired with an HSA. Read the full letter here or below:

Alliance for Connected Care2025-02-28T10:00:46-04:00February 27th, 2025|

Rock Health: AI is in the Doctor’s Bag – And Primary Care is Ready to Use It

Rock Health: AI is in the Doctor’s Bag - And Primary Care is Ready to Use It Primary care is often mentioned as one of healthcare’s top areas for artificial intelligence (AI) transformation. Primary care relies on managing health risks that contribute to a swath of conditions, each with their own complex guidelines—and doing [...]

pbrown2025-05-25T14:28:37-04:00February 24th, 2025|

350 Organizations Request Congress to Take Action on Telehealth in March

The Alliance for Connected Care co-led a letter, signed by almost 350 organizations, urging Congressional leadership to take action in March to establish permanent or long-term access to telehealth. Both patients and practitioners seek assurance that services will remain available. Enhanced access to telehealth services serves as a lifeline to patients across the country, allowing [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2025-02-27T17:12:20-04:00February 24th, 2025|

Yearly Archives: 2025

SSM – Population Health: The Impact of Increased Telehealth Use on the Treatment of Substance Use Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Morningstar: In December, Telehealth Utilization Increased Nationally and in Every Region Except the West, Where It Decreased

Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC): March 2025 Report to the Congress: Medicare Payment Policy

International Journal of Research Publication and Reviews: Mental Healthcare Disparities in Low-Income U.S. Populations: Barriers, Policy Challenges, and Intervention Strategies

JMIR Publications: Patient and Clinician Perspectives on the Effectiveness of Current Telemedicine Approaches in Endocrinology Care for Type 2 Diabetes

JMIR Publications: Telemedicine Prescribing by US Mental Health Care Providers: National Cross-Sectional Survey

Telehealth and Outpatient Utilization: Trends in Evaluation and Management Visits Among Medicare Fee-For-Service Beneficiaries, 2019-2024

Alliance Joins 300 Organizations to Make Permanent Telehealth for Employers

Rock Health: AI is in the Doctor’s Bag – And Primary Care is Ready to Use It

350 Organizations Request Congress to Take Action on Telehealth in March

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