AHIP: Policies to Support Future Telehealth Innovation Telehealth provides new opportunities for care to be delivered more cost-effectively, which helps make coverage and care more affordable and accessible for everyone. This report lays out policies for telehealth after the public health emergency. Telehealth has the opportunity to permanently change the standard of care [...]
Business Wire: Research Finds that Telehealth Fills Care Gaps for Patients Research from athenahealth found that use of telehealth, which increased dramatically during the COVID-19 pandemic, not only remains substantially above pre-pandemic levels but has also emerged as both a key diagnostic tool and treatment vehicle. The findings suggest telehealth is now integrated [...]
The Milbank Quarterly: How Emerging Telehealth Models Challenge Policymaking This study describes policy challenges across a range of alternative telehealth offerings in four groups, ranging from those that support the current system to those that compete with it. It also outlines key policy considerations, such as how to pay for telehealth, how much [...]
Annals of Family Medicine: Facing the Digital Divide: Increasing Video Visits Among Veterans Experiencing Homelessness In response to concerns around the digital divide, an interdisciplinary team of primary care clinicians implemented a quality improvement project to increase video visits for veterans experiencing homelessness (VEH). The proportion of video visits among telehealth visits doubled [...]
JAMA Network Open: Comparison of Quality Performance Measures for Patients Receiving In-Person vs Telemedicine Primary Care in a Large Integrated Health System A study found that virtual care methods can expand health care capabilities, performing on par or better than in-person care on most quality measures evaluated. Patients with telemedicine exposure in primary [...]
University of Colorado: University of Colorado Research Reveals That Telehealth Follow-Up After Gall Bladder Surgery Is Just As Effective As In-Person A research study by the University of Colorado Department of Surgery shows that telehealth, which started as a necessity during the COVID-19 pandemic, has evolved into a time-saving step for patients recovering from [...]
Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology: Telehealth in Speech and Language Therapy During The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review This systematic review found that patients and therapists were more inclined to use telehealth for speech and language therapy. Beyond infection control, eliminating travel time, incorporating other health care advocates, and convenience delivering care in [...]
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 [...]