This update includes: Alliance statement on cross-state licensure HHS released transition roadmap for COVID-19 policies COVID-19 PHE final renewal President Biden State of the Union remarks and notable research and news developments
American Hospital Association: Health Care Disruption An American Hospital Association (AHA) report examines seven of the biggest disruptors to enter the primary care space. Specifically, the report highlights Walmart's telemedicine work, which emphasizes convenience in making care appointments. Additionally, Walmart offers tele-behavioral health services.
AccentCare: Improving Access and Timely Care for Vulnerable Patients Referred to Home Health via Telehealth Physician Support AccentCare and Sound Physicians partnered to develop a scalable, evidence-based program that leveraged the COVID-19 PHE telehealth waivers to speed access to Home Health services for eligible patients. The AccentCare-Sound Transition Program aimed to facilitate telehealth patient [...]
Rock Health: Consumer Adoption of Digital Health in 2022 Rock Health, in collaboration with Stanford Center of Digital Health, released the 2022 Digital Health Consumer Adoption Survey. The survey found that telemedicine reached the 80 percent adoption mark overall, becoming the preferred channel for prescription care and minor illness. In addition, audio-only and [...]
Reason Foundation: State Policy Agenda for Telehealth Innovation States rapidly adopted telehealth technology under the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) regulatory flexibilities. Most emergency actions taken during the pandemic are temporary. However, states show a lack of urgency in making comprehensive updates to their telehealth laws in preparation for once the PHE ends. Pioneer Institute, Cicero [...]
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) Usual Source of Care and Telemedicine Use Data CMS announced the public availability of the MCBS data on the usual source of care and telemedicine use in Spring 2021. The estimates are based on data from the third MCBS COVID-19 Rapid [...]
Congressional Research Service: Federal Telehealth Flexibilities in Private Health Insurance During the COVID-19 PHE The Congressional Research Service, a public policy research institute of Congress, released a report summarizing the federal telehealth flexibilities for private health insurance coverage. By informing policymakers of the use of federal telehealth flexibilities in private health insurance brings [...]
This update includes: Alliance statement on cross-state licensure HHS released transition roadmap for COVID-19 policies COVID-19 PHE final renewal President Biden State of the Union remarks and notable research and news developments
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 [...]