This update includes: Alliance Submits Statement for the Record for Senate Finance Health Hearing on Medicare Telehealth CMS released the Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2025 Proposed Rule House Energy & Commerce Committee: Health Subcommittee Markup Hearing and notable research and news developments
Epic Research: Telehealth Utilization Higher Than Pre-Pandemic Levels, but Down from Pandemic Highs Though the overall share of telehealth visits has dropped, it accounts for 37 percent of mental health and 11 percent of infectious disease visits. The data from Epic Research aims to provide insights into telehealth use trends across specialties in 2023 compared [...]
California Health Care Foundation: Telehealth Outcomes and Impact on Care Delivery: A Review of Evidence The COVID-19 pandemic rapidly reshaped health care delivery, notably with a surge in telehealth use driven by changes in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates. The ensuing wave of research, spanning over 80 studies from 2021 to 2022, explored the impact [...]
JAMA Network: Expiration of State Licensure Waivers and Out-of-State Telemedicine Relationships Following the expiration of waivers enabling out-of-state telehealth visits, patients tended to stop seeing the physician rather than switch to in-person care. The study shows that in states with expired waivers, patients with out-of-state telehealth relationships were less likely to participate in any post-period visits. [...]
The Alliance for Connected Care submitted a statement for the record to the Senate Finance Committee, Subcommittee on Health for the hearing, "Ensuring Medicare Beneficiary Access: A Path to Telehealth Permanency." The Alliance focused its comments on: Recommendations for a permanent telehealth expansion that Congress should consider, including steps to ensure equitable access; Other [...]
This update includes: #AllianceTurns10 Senate Finance Committee Holds Telehealth Hearing Senate Finance Committee Passes Mental Health Legislation and notable research and news developments
Cadence: Study Shows Remote Patient Monitoring Significantly Improves Clinical Outcomes for Heart Failure Patients In a study of 215 patients, Cadence’s remote patient monitoring solution resulted in meaningful improvements in vitals and adherence to life-saving medications and guidelines amongst patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).
Cadence: Remote Patient Monitoring Significantly Improves Health Outcomes and Reduces Total Cost of Care in Hypertension Patients Alliance member, Cadence presented data at the American Heart Association (AHA) Annual Scientific Sessions, which highlighted the positive impact of remote patient monitoring (RPM) on health outcomes and total cost of care for patients with hypertension. The data showed that Cadence’s remote [...]
JAMA Network: Patient and Family Outcomes of Community Neurologist Palliative Education and Telehealth Support in Parkinson Disease A study found that offering telehealth services to patients with Parkinson’s disease can help increase awareness around their palliative care options and improve their quality of life. 95 percent of participants receiving telepalliative care services indicated that they received better care [...]
American College of Rheumatology: Telehealth Conversion: A Strategy for Optimizing Ambulatory Access Converting late cancellations and no-show appointments to telemedicine visits increases access to care without the need for rescheduling. Investigators identified adult rheumatology patients with late cancellations (within 24 hours of appointment) or impending no-show appointments from September 2020 to March 2023. Of 624 eligible [...]