mHealth Intelligence: Patient Characteristics Strongly Tied to Telehealth Use A study published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine (JABFM) found that, unlike provider characteristics, patient characteristics play a significant role in determining telehealth usage. The study consisted of 37,428 patients representing a total of 106,567 encounters, along with 42 providers. The [...]
Second Opinion: Virtual Care Needs to be Integrated for Patient Needs A study from Omada Health, a digital health company that works across diabetes, hypertension, and more, found that the average patient had 28 percent of their services received via virtual first care. Virtual care should be integrated with in-person care based on the patient’s [...]
Epic Research: Insurance Type is the Top Predictor of Telehealth Use as Adoption Levels Off Long-Term A recent study found that telehealth use remains higher than pre-pandemic levels for all insurers, suggesting continued insurance coverage for telehealth services is important for ongoing health care access. The study also found that rates of outpatient telehealth use [...]
The Lancet: Mobile Health School Screening and Telemedicine Referral to Improve Access To Specialty Care In Rural Alaska: A Cluster- Randomized Controlled Trial A study by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences found that referring children to specialists via telemedicine provides significantly quicker access to follow-up care than referring them to primary care providers. [...]
Medscape: First Year of Pandemic Showed Telemedicine Benefited Less Urban Patients According to a study published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, telemedicine was a more viable option for patients living in health professional shortage areas (HPSA) and those belonging to other underserved communities. Although White patients were 61 percent more likely to use telemedicine [...]
United Press International: Patients with Advanced Cancer May Benefit from Telemedicine A large percentage of cancer patients don’t always report negative symptoms to their providers. However, a recent study found that digital health services had a high level of engagement from older cancer patients. The study’s monitoring program showed a 33 percent improvement in physical function for [...]
FAIR Health: The Evolution of Telehealth during the COVID-19 Pandemic According to FAIR Health’s data brief, mental health conditions consistently appeared among the top telehealth diagnoses across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic. The report found a 4,347 percent increase in national telehealth claim lines between March 2019 and March 2020. Researchers also observed that [...]
mHealth Intelligence: Telehealth Supports Type 1 Diabetes Management Among Pediatric Patients A study published in BMC Pediatrics found that increases in the use of telehealth and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) likely helped mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospitalization frequency, glycemic control, and depression incidence among pediatric type 1 diabetes patients. Researchers examined various factors, including patient [...]
University of North Carolina School of Medicine: Using Telehealth to Regularly Report Symptoms Improved Overall Well-being for Patients with Advanced Cancer According to a multi-state study, people with advanced cancer who communicated their symptoms weekly using an electronic survey had about a one-third better physical function and over a 15 percent better control of their symptoms [...]
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): Evaluation of the Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies (RMOMS) Program: 2019 Cohort The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released the second annual report evaluating the Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies (RMOMS) Program, the first cohort of which completed its first year of implementation last August. The program [...]