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NOCD Released Peer-Reviewed Study on Behavioral Telehealth on Levels of Treatment Effectiveness, Duration, and Cost Compared to Traditional Treatment

Business Wire: NOCD Released Peer-Reviewed Study on Behavioral Telehealth on Levels of Treatment Effectiveness, Duration, and Cost Compared to Traditional Treatment NOCD, a telehealth provider for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder, released the results of a study on the use of virtual care to provide behavioral health therapy to OCD patients. The researchers found the [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2022-06-27T14:33:29-04:00June 7th, 2022|

Outpatient Care Among Users and Nonusers of Direct-to-Patient Telehealth – Observational Study

JMIR Publications: Outpatient Care Among Users and Nonusers of Direct-to-Patient Telehealth – Observational Study Expansion of telehealth insurance coverage is hampered by concerns that such coverage may encourage excessive use and spending. This paper examined whether users of telehealth services rely more on other forms of outpatient care than nonusers, and to estimate the differences [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2022-06-27T14:37:34-04:00June 6th, 2022|

Interstate Telehealth Use By Medicare Beneficiaries Before And After COVID-19 Licensure Waivers, 2017–20

Health Affairs: Interstate Telehealth Use By Medicare Beneficiaries Before And After COVID-19 Licensure Waivers, 2017–20 A study by the University of Michigan analyzed trends in interstate telehealth use by Medicare beneficiaries during 2017-2020, which covered the period both directly before and during the first year of the pandemic. The study found that the number of out-of-state telehealth [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2022-06-27T14:35:11-04:00June 6th, 2022|

Spring 2022 Semiannual Report to Congress, Highlights Telehealth Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries

HHS Office of the Inspector General: Spring 2022 Semiannual Report to Congress, Highlights Telehealth Use Among Medicare Beneficiaries The HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) released its Spring 2022 Semiannual Report to Congress, which highlights nearly $3 billion in expected recoveries as a result of HHS-OIG audits and investigations and provides an overview of HHS-OIG [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2022-06-27T14:25:52-04:00June 6th, 2022|

Mental Health Conditions Remains the Top Telehealth Diagnosis

FAIR Health: Mental Health Conditions Remains the Top Telehealth Diagnosis According to the FAIR Health Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker, mental health conditions remained a top telehealth diagnosis despite overall declines in telehealth use in March 2022. Social work continued to be the top specialty in telehealth for the second straight month, both regionally and nationally. This [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2022-06-27T14:38:16-04:00June 2nd, 2022|

Telehealth Raises Visit Completion Rate by 20 Percent for Rural Residents

mHealth Intelligence: Telehealth Raises Visit Completion Rate by 20 Percent for Rural Residents A study published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine found that telemedicine is an effective alternative to in-person care for rural residents, helping to drive up appointment completion rates. Researchers conducted a retrospective cohort study, using the data to determine any correlation [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2022-06-27T14:18:59-04:00June 2nd, 2022|

Study Evaluates How to Eliminate Telemedicine’s Virtual Waiting Room

Science Daily: Study Evaluates How to Eliminate Telemedicine's Virtual Waiting Room A study published in Quality Management in Health Care found that text messaging provides a way to connect patients and doctors without relying on the virtual waiting room. Twenty-two patients at a stroke clinic participated in the two-and-a-half-month study. Patients chose to either receive a text, [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2022-06-27T14:20:34-04:00June 1st, 2022|

Telemedicine, Continuous Glucose Monitoring Mitigated Effects of Pandemic on Children with Diabetes

UT Southwestern Medical Center: Telemedicine, Continuous Glucose Monitoring Mitigated Effects of Pandemic on Children with Diabetes A recent study published in BMC Pediatrics found the rapid adoption of telemedicine and increased use of continuous glucose monitoring helped to attenuate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on children with Type 1 diabetes. The study analyzed patient characteristics including insurance status, [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2022-06-27T14:23:20-04:00May 31st, 2022|

Telehealth Exams are Recommended for Older Adults with Blood Cancers

United Press International: Telehealth Exams are Recommended for Older Adults with Blood Cancers A study assessing telehealth-based exams found telehealth to be a good substitute for frailty assessments, which are recommended for seniors undergoing systemic therapy, such as chemotherapy. The study included 185 blood cancer patients aged 73 and older between November 2020 and March 2022 who [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2022-06-27T14:21:33-04:00May 31st, 2022|

National Strategy Needed to Guide Federal Efforts to Reduce Digital Divide

Government Accountability Office: National Strategy Needed to Guide Federal Efforts to Reduce Digital Divide The Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report on broadband, which recommends the White House to develop and implement a national broadband strategy with clear roles, goals, objectives, and performance measures to support better management of fragmented, overlapping federal broadband programs [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2022-06-27T14:17:16-04:00May 31st, 2022|

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