Studies

Intent Lab: Digital Satisfaction Index Spotlight: Telehealth’s Impact on Healthcare Services In the pandemic, the abrupt shift to digitalizing everything has increased consumer satisfaction with digital platforms, according to a new study by The Intent Lab, a research partnership between Performics and Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications. Insights from the [...]

JAMA Health Forum: Telemedicine Use Higher Among PCPs with Value-Based Payment - A study of Medicare Advantage enrollees during the COVID-19 pandemic found that telemedicine use was higher among primary care practices with value-based payment models. Although fee-for-service primary care organizations appeared to have a big near-term financial incentive for telemedicine use, results revealed that [...]

Journal of Climate Change and Health: Patient transport greenhouse gas emissions from outpatient care at an integrated health care system in the Northwestern United States, 2015–2020 (August 2021) – A retrospective review of outpatient care at a health system serving over 600,000 members found that from 2015 to 2020, total outpatient and telehealth visits increased, [...]

A year ago, McKinsey estimated that up to $250 billion of US healthcare spend could potentially be shifted to virtual or virtually enabled care. McKinsey has updated their research to assess implications for telehealth and virtual health more broadly going forward. Findings include the following insights: Telehealth utilization has stabilized at levels 38X higher than [...]

Early in the pandemic, the dramatic decline in outpatient visits raised concerns about diabetes care management. New research shows that telehealth visits and mail-order pharmacies are likely to thank for the minimal disruption witnessed in diabetes care. Results There were 1 357 029 and 1 364 522 adults with diabetes in the 2019 and [...]

Immediate and Sustained Trends in Glycemic Control during Remote Patient Monitoring in People with Type 2 Diabetes. A study investigated whether people with type 2 diabetes (PWT2D) demonstrate improved glycemia after enrolling in remote patient monitoring (RPM) pilot programs that incorporated remote data syncing and coaching. Glycemic improvements were seen within 3 months of [...]

The Commonwealth Fund: States’ Actions to Expand Telemedicine Access During COVID-19 and Future Policy Considerations Abstract Issue: To encourage greater use of telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic, states took action to enhance private insurance coverage of telemedicine. As temporary orders and voluntary insurer efforts end, policymakers are considering how best to regulate telemedicine post-pandemic. Goal: To [...]

Telemedicine Effective at Care Retention Among Rural Patients Living With HIV Researchers have found that when put up against traditional, or face-to-face (F2F), care, telemedicine (TM) produced comparable results among persons living with HIV in rural Georgia, thereby presenting itself as a potential way to increase access to specialty HIV care for these individuals. Findings were recently [...]