Studies & Surveys2022-11-16T18:45:44-04:00

Research Spotlight

Alliance Board Member Led Study

MedStar Health, Stanford Health Care, Intermountain Healthcare
This AHRQ-funded study analyzed more than four million primary care encounters from MedStar Health, Stanford Health Care, and Intermountain Healthcare through the end of 2021 and found little change in health care utilization as telehealth became widely accessed. Results indicate that telehealth availability does not result in additional primary care visits. In addition, telehealth serves as a substitute for certain in-person encounters.

Medicare Telehealth Analysis

Alliance for Connected Care
A 2019-2021 Medicare claims data analysis commissioned by Alliance for Connected Care and compiled by an independent researcher showed two major findings – first, that there is no evidence of telehealth adding to the total volume of Medicare services, and two, that there is no evidence that patients initiating care through telehealth had a higher need for follow-up visits than patients seeking in-person care – meaning that the care was equally effective.

Studies

Health Affairs: We Need National Policies For Voice-Based Telepsychiatry

Health Affairs: We Need National Policies For Voice-Based Telepsychiatry

As of April 2024, no federal legislation or guidance has been implemented to establish permanence for telepsychiatry, and specifically for voice-based visits. With all telehealth flexibilities expiring at the end of 2024, in this piece, authors advocate for the permanent adoption and coverage of VBT, illustrate its importance using patient […]

Kidney Medicine: Patient Perspectives on Using Telemedicine During In-Center Hemodialysis: A Qualitative Study

Kidney Medicine: Patient Perspectives on Using Telemedicine During In-Center Hemodialysis: A Qualitative Study

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the United States (US) federal government expanded originating telemedicine sites to include outpatient dialysis units. For the first time, nephrology practitioners across the US could replace face-to-face visits with telemedicine for patients receiving in-center hemodialysis. This study describes patients’ […]

Ruderman Family Foundation: A Call for Change: Removing Barriers to Telehealth Mental Health Treatment for College Students

There are many obstacles to mental health care associated with regulatory restrictions on clinicians delivering services across state lines via audio, video, or other telehealth tools—limitations that adversely affect young people who need a doctor’s support while away from their home state for college, work, and travel. The Ruderman Family Foundation commissioned this white paper to examine these barriers to […]

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE): Trends and Disparities in Pandemic Telehealth Use among People with Disabilities

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE): Trends and Disparities in Pandemic Telehealth Use among People with Disabilities

This Issue Brief explores telehealth use for people and Medicare beneficiaries with disabilities. The study used data from the Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) COVID-19 2021 Winter Supplement and 2022 surveys, ASPE’s Medicare Telehealth Trends Dashboard, and the […]

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Surveys

KeyCare: Almost 70 Percent of Medicare Patients Comfortable Conducting Annual Wellness Visits by Telehealth

KeyCare: Almost 70 Percent of Medicare Patients Comfortable Conducting Annual Wellness Visits by Telehealth

Among Medicare enrollees who previously have had a telehealth visit, 69 percent report that they would be comfortable doing annual wellness visits (AWVs) via telehealth from home. The survey found that the most-often cited benefits of telehealth annual wellness visits include: convenience in terms […]

Doximity: Health Care Providers and Patients Trust and Plan to Continue Telehealth Use

Doximity: Health Care Providers and Patients Trust and Plan to Continue Telehealth Use

While providing insight into the factors that affect telehealth use, a report from Doximity indicated that physicians and patients perceive telehealth positively, and most believe that it often contributes to positive outcomes.

Physician adoption highlights:

  • The majority of physicians surveyed (61 percent) reported a reduction […]

Digital Tools in Cancer Care

Association of Community Cancer Centers: Digital Tools in Cancer Care

The Association of Community Cancer Centers conducted a survey, which found that providers, patients, and caregivers were willing to utilize digital, remote patient-monitoring (RPM) tools to report symptoms throughout anti-cancer treatments. Key survey results found more than half (60 percent) of providers who implemented an RPM […]

Telehealth Perceptions Vary Among Black Veterans with Chronic Pain

mHealth Intelligence: Telehealth Perceptions Vary Among Black Veterans with Chronic Pain 

Researchers from the Regenstrief Institute and the US Department of Veterans Affairs described telehealth perceptions among Black Veterans with chronic pain, which included both positive and negative experiences and views. Through qualitative interviews, researchers found that a few patients identified positive experiences with telehealth early […]

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