The Commonwealth Fund: How Primary Care Physicians Experience Telehealth According to a Commonwealth Fund survey of primary care physicians in 10 countries, telehealth platforms have been relatively easy to implement, and most clinicians are satisfied with the technology. In at least half the countries surveyed, including the U.S., most physicians said telehealth improved timeliness [...]
mHealth Intelligence: Preference for Future Telehealth Use Does Not Exceed That of In-Person Care Research published in the Practice of Medicine described that although telehealth gained a high level of approval and application throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, most users prefer to return to in-person care in the future, largely due to a lack [...]
This update includes: Alliance Submits Comments to DEA Proposed Rule on Prescribing Controlled Substance via Telemedicine Mental Health Groups Call on DEA for Continued Access to Treatments Through Telehealth Alliance Co-Leads Letter in Support of the Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act Statement on the Telehealth Expansion Act of 2023 and notable research [...]
The Alliance for Connected Care and other leading organizations called on the Biden Administration to make modifications to the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) proposed rule, Telemedicine Prescribing of Controlled Substances When the Practitioner and the Patient Have Not Had a Prior In-Person Medical Evaluation, to ensure more flexible prescribing limitations for providers when a controlled [...]
The Alliance for Connected Care co-led a letter signed by more than 40 organizations in support of the Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023 (H.R. 824), which would permanently treat telehealth services as an excepted benefit. During the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE), the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and [...]
The Alliance for Connected Care submitted comments in response to the request for information from the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) proposed rule, Telemedicine Prescribing of Controlled Substances When the Practitioner and the Patient Have Not Had a Prior In-Person Medical Evaluation. The Alliance highlights its concerns that the rule does not satisfy multiple congressional [...]
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology: Efficacy, Perception, and Utilization of Pediatric Teledermatology A study found that telemedicine is effective for the diagnosis and treatment of multiple dermatological conditions in the pediatric community, with significant patient and provider satisfaction. The study found that diagnostic concordance between pediatric teledermatologist and in-person dermatologist varied from 70 [...]
Alliance Joins Letter With Mental Health Groups Calling on DEA for Continued Access to Treatments Through Telehealth
Information Systems Research: Impact of Telehealth and Process Virtualization on Health Care Utilization A study by University of Texas researchers found that insurance plans should expand their telehealth coverage to include more providers and close the health care access divide in rural locations, which can reduce subsequent hospitalizations and unnecessary costs. The authors found that telehealth’s benefits [...]
National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers: Telehealth And the End of the Public Health Emergency (PHE) The National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers released guidance on how, based on current CMS guidance, waivers and flexibilities are expected to be addressed following the PHE. The guidance provides an overview of expiring provisions and provisions active after the [...]