Studies

Chief Healthcare Executive: Telehealth Increased Healthcare Access for Hispanic, Low-Income Populations During COVID-19 A recent study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research found that Hispanic and low-income communities had the largest percentage increase in telehealth use in response to the pandemic. Of the more than 4.5 million members of Kaiser Permanente Southern California that were [...]

STAT Opinion: 3 surprising trends in seniors’ telemedicine use during the pandemic This article highlights three findings about how telemedicine is used by Medicare beneficiaries, according to an analysis of 30 million Medicare claims: One in 10 telehealth-using Medicare beneficiaries accessed care through the telephone alone, suggesting that eliminating reimbursement for telephone-only calls could meaningfully [...]

Urology Times: Dr. Andino assesses how telemedicine can be used efficiently in future urological follow-up visits Juan José Andino, MD, discusses the takeaways of his study, “Video Visits are Practical for the Follow-up and Management of Established Male Infertility Patients,” as well as the future of telemedicine. “Being able to have a follow-up visit that [...]

Telemedicine and e-Health: Perspectives on Telemedicine from a National Study of Youth in the United States A new study examined telemedicine knowledge, prior experiences, preferences for use, and the impact of COVID-19 on these perspectives on youth. The report found that youth are willing to accept a wide variety of telemedicine services, though they still [...]

Kaiser Family Foundation: Back to School amidst the New Normal: Ongoing Effects of the Coronavirus Pandemic on Children’s Health and Well-Being KFF published a new research brief examining how COVID-19 has affected the health and well-being of children. Among the key findings, children’s utilization of telemedicine services increased since the start of the pandemic, however, [...]

Utah Department of Health Center for Health Data and Informatics: A new literature review examines telehealth payment and makes conclusions whether legislation requiring payment parity should be considered. Key findings include: The costs of an ambulatory telehealth visit is on average around $40 lower compared to an in-person visit. Some telehealth services like ambulatory care take [...]

EurekAlert! Home Hospital increased in-patient capacity during the COVID-19 surge A research team from Brigham and Women’s Hospital has found that delivering acute care at home for non-COVID patients freed up substantial inpatient capacity during the COVID-19 surge last spring. From March 15, 2020, when Massachusetts’ state of emergency restrictions took effect, until the surge ended [...]

University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy & Innovation (IHPI): What does the future hold for telehealth? New report gives hints A new report from the University of Michigan provides new data of disparities in adoption, access and attitudes when it comes to telehealth, through previously unreleased data as well as finding from published research. [...]

CB Insights - State of Telehealth Q2`21 Report: Investment & Sector Trends to Watch Global telehealth investment rose for the fourth consecutive quarter, growing 17% quarter-over-quarter and 169% year-over-year to reach a record high of $5B across 163 deals. The investments are more than double what they were in the second quarter of 2020. While [...]

Telemedicine and e-Health Journal: A Telehealth Initiative to Overcome Health Care Barriers for People Experiencing Homelessness A new study examined the use of telehealth to provide care for people experiencing homelessness. Several barriers limit access to care for the homeless population, such as high costs of care, transportation access, and lack of health insurance. Results [...]