Studies

JAMA Network Open: Association of Remote Technology Use and Other Decentralization Tools with Patient Likelihood to Enroll in Cancer Clinical Trials A study by the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network found that cancer clinical trials leveraging remote technology and decentralization tools to reduce patient time and travel burden associated with participation may increase the patient [...]

DovePress: Telehealth Encourages Patients with Diabetes in Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups to Return for in-Person Ophthalmic Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic This study evaluates the role telehealth visits played in helping patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) return for subsequent, in-person eye examinations after the outbreak of COVID-19. The study found that patients [...]

Annals of Emergency Medicine: United States 2020 Emergency Medicine Resident Workforce Analysis Emergency medicine residents are disproportionately located in urban areas of the country, which is contributing to an emergency physician "desert" in rural America. The study notes telehealth as a remedy to the shortage of emergency physicians in rural areas. Telehealth has [...]

EurekAlert: Telehealth enables eight Texas nurseries to reduce antibiotic use in newborns by 32 percent Researchers found that using telehealth to consult with pediatric infectious disease specialists can lead to a 32 percent decrease in antibiotic use in nurseries. Researchers began the study in 2018, prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. [...]

JAMA Network Open: Association Between Telemedicine Use in Nonmetropolitan Counties and Quality of Care Received by Medicare Beneficiaries With Serious Mental Illness A study to assess whether greater telemedicine use in a nonmetropolitan county is associated with quality measures, including use of specialty mental health care and medication adherence, found that greater use [...]

mHealth Intelligence: Telehealth Use Remained Steady in 2021 for Medicare Beneficiaries A study by the University of Michigan's Institute for Healthcare Policy found that telehealth use remained steady, serving as a substitute for in-person care for Medicare beneficiaries and avoiding a spike in visits and costs. In 2021, about one in three Medicare [...]

National Academy of Medicine: The Promise of Digital Health: Then, Now, and the Future In this report, the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) highlights the tremendous uptake of telehealth and remote patient monitoring during the COVID-19 pandemic. Telehealth was able to reduce delays for specialty consultations and primary care. The report provides actionable [...]

University of Michigan Medicine: Telehealth flexibilities didn’t send Medicare visits soaring, despite worries An analysis of Medicare data from the University of Michigan Medicine found that older Americans and their health care providers have settled into a steady pattern of using telehealth technology for nearly one in 10 outpatient appointments. The analysis shows that for [...]