This update includes: Alliance for Connected Care and 375 organizations sent a letter to Senate Alliance comments on 2023 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) New data on Medicare telehealth trends ASPE report on flexibilities in controlled substances prescribing and dispensing and notable research and news developments
Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology: Child Neurology Telemedicine: Analyzing 14,820 Patient Encounters During the First Year of the COVID-19 Pandemic Researchers from the Epilepsy Neurogenetics Initiative (ENGIN) at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found that, across nearly 50,000 visits, patients continued to use telemedicine effectively even with the reopening of outpatient clinics a [...]
JAMA Health Forum: Receipt of Out-of-State Telemedicine Visits Among Medicare Beneficiaries During the COVID-19 Pandemic This study analyzed out-of-state telemedicine use among Medicare beneficiaries during the first half of 2021. The study found that nearly 40 percent of out-of-state visits were for primary care, while 25 percent were for mental health. Researchers found [...]
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: Medicare Telehealth Trends The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released new data that highlights trends in the use of telehealth services between January 1, 2020 and March 31, 2022. The data allows for analysis of telehealth utilization by quarter, state, and various demographic characteristics. The data [...]
The Alliance for Connected Care submitted comments in response to the CMS Calendar Year (CY) 2023 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Ambulatory Surgical Center (ASC) Payment System Proposed Rule. The Alliance applauded the proposal to ensure the continuation of patient access to mental health services from hospital-based [...]
Washington, DC, September 13, 2022 – Today, an astounding 375 organizations sent a joint letter to bipartisan leadership of the U.S. Senate urging action on telehealth legislation this fall. Policy certainty beyond the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) is essential to continuing access to telehealth for both Medicare and commercial market patients. The letter [...]
American Journal of Managed Care: Physician Response to COVID-19–Driven Telehealth Flexibility for Opioid Use Disorder This study aimed to learn how preferences and practices regarding telehealth have evolved during the COVID-19 pandemic for physicians who provide opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment. The primary survey data were collected in July 2020 leveraging administrative contact [...]
American Medical Association: Physicians’ Motivations and Key Requirements for Adopting Digital Health Adoption and Attitudinal Shifts from 2016 to 2022 The American Medical Association (AMA) conducted a study of physicians' motivations and requirements for the adoption of digital clinical tools. Physicians are increasingly seeing the advantages of digital health solutions since 2016 when the [...]
This update includes: A Sign-On Letter Urging Senate Action on Telehealth Legislation This Fall Alliance Statement on Two Telehealth Reports from OIG Former US Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin Op-Ed on State Licensure Alliance Physician Fee Schedule Comments and notable research and news developments
Pediatric Cardiology: Initial Experience with Telemedicine for Interstage Monitoring in Infants with Palliated Congenital Heart Disease Infants with staged surgical palliation for congenital heart disease are at high-risk for interstage morbidity and mortality. Home monitoring programs have mitigated these risks. This study examines caregivers and clinicians of the Infant Single Ventricle Monitoring Program (ISVMP). All consecutive [...]