American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology: Assessing the Impact of Telehealth Implementation on Postpartum Outcomes for Black Birthing People The COVID-19 pandemic led to the rapid uptake of telemedicine services, which have been shown to be potentially cost-saving and of comparable quality to in-person care for certain populations. However, there are some concerns [...]
JAMA Network Open: Impact of Tele-Emergency Consultations on Pediatric Interfacility Transfers This study found that when comparing telephone-based consultations to those conducted via video telehealth, the latter helped limit pediatric hospital transfers more effectively, limiting unnecessary transfers for patients and their families. According to the study, interfacility transfers can be unnecessary; however, many rural emergency [...]
Trilliant Health: Less Than One Percent of All Telehealth Visits Are for Oncology Care Recent market research shows that less than one percent of all telehealth visits between Q1 2020 and Q2 2022 were for oncology-related care. Of these oncology-related telehealth visits, 73 percent were evaluation and management (E&M) for ongoing cancer care. Conducted by [...]
JAMA Health Forum: Maintaining Health Care Innovations After the Pandemic There were innovations that were born and skyrocketed from the COVID-19 pandemic, including telemedicine access, new hospital-at-home services, and others. The collection of new services with flexible delivery mechanisms suggest a future for digital medicine. Evaluating and perhaps extending the record of successful innovation [...]
JAMA Network Open: Clinical Outcomes and Hospital Utilization Among Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery With Telemedicine Preoperative Care In this cohort study of 1182 patients treated at a US academic hospital, clinical outcomes and postoperative hospital utilization in the telemedicine group were found to be noninferior to those in the in-person group. These results suggest [...]
We are grateful to President Biden for highlighting the pressing issue of cross-state licensure in advance of the State of the Union. The pandemic taught us that it is possible, and safe, to allow providers to treat patients anywhere. State borders should cease to be an artificial barrier to health care. It’s time to change [...]
A Nationwide Telehealth Heart Failure Program: Can Remote Patient Monitoring and Guideline Directed Treatment Protocols Help Bridge the Gaps in Heart Failure Management?
Health Affairs: Many Clinicians Implement Digital Equity Strategies to Treat Opioid Use Disorder Maintaining access to care via telemedicine was critical for treating opioid use disorder (OUD) during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study found that in March 2022, 77 percent of clinician respondents reported implementing digital equity strategies, such as audio-only telehealth, to [...]
This update includes: Call for RPM data Introduction of the Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act Telehealth Website Update on Medicaid.gov Questions Remain Around Medicare Administrative Contractors (MAC) Meeting as Groups Prepare and notable research and news developments
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on Telemedicine Use CDC released a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) on percentage of persons who used telemedicine during the past 12 months, by age group. The report found that in 2021, approximately one third (32.8 percent) of persons of [...]