Studies

Journal of the American Heart Association: Effectiveness of Telemedicine Visits in Reducing 30‐Day Readmissions Among Patients With Heart Failure During the COVID‐19 Pandemic A recent study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association found that telehealth follow-up appointments can boost care for heart failure patients. The study found that patients who received telehealth follow-up had [...]

Healthcare IT News: Telehealth revenue could hit $20B in five years, say analysts A new report by Bloomberg Intelligence predicted that the telehealth sector could bring in $20 billion in US revenue by 2027. The publication said that virtual care is set to become “a staple” of health care delivery, with analysts finding that annual revenue growth [...]

mHealth Intelligence: Telehealth Use Most Popular Among Young Women According to a recent report by Trilliant Health, about 60 percent of telehealth users are female, who are mostly using virtual care for behavioral health services. The two main types of patients that engaged in telehealth use during the pandemic were single users who prioritized COVID-19 safety and [...]

The Verge: Telemedicine leaves behind non-English speakers, study shows According to a new study in the SSM-Qualitative Research in Health journal, people who speak limited English struggled to access telehealth services in the US during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, affecting their ability to connect with medical care. The study found that clinic patients who spoke limited [...]

mHealth Intelligence: Highly Privileged Cancer Patients Get Access to Telehealth Sooner A study published in JAMA Oncology found that though telehealth use among cancer patients skyrocketed early in the COVID-19 pandemic, uptake was not uniform across socioeconomic groups. Most patients in the highest socioeconomic status index quartile (66.9 percent) had a virtual visit within 30 days of cancer diagnosis, compared [...]