Studies

The Milbank Quarterly: Rapid Transition to Telehealth and the Digital Divide: Implications for Primary Care Access and Equity in a Post-COVID Era This study analyzed data about small primary care practices’ telehealth use and barriers to telehealth use collected from rapid-response surveys administered by the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Bureau [...]

The Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker uses FAIR Health data to track how telehealth is evolving on a monthly basis. Selecting a month and clicking on one of the four US census regions in the map below will display an infographic on telehealth in that month in that region. Clicking on national statistics will display an [...]

Patient experience of telemedicine for headache care during the COVID-19 pandemic: An American Migraine Foundation survey study The American Migraine Foundation (AMF) designed a standardized electronic questionnaire to assess the patient experience of telemedicine for headache care between March and September 2020 to help inform future quality improvement as part of its patient advocacy initiative. [...]

Better Medicare Alliance’s annual State of Medicare Advantage report brings together the latest research in one place to offer a single, comprehensive account of the Medicare Advantage experience today – from beneficiary demographics, to consumer savings and satisfaction, health outcomes and projections for the future. In 2021, over 94% of Medicare Advantage plans also offer [...]

The Kaiser Family Foundation released a new analysis showing more than one in four Medicare beneficiaries had a telehealth visit between summer and fall 2020. Among Medicare beneficiaries who had a telehealth visit, a majority (56%) report accessing care using a telephone only, while a smaller share had a telehealth visit via video (28%) or both video [...]

Physician Survey Patient Survey COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition: Telehealth Impact Study: Claims Data Analysis The COVID-19 pandemic brought with it profound changes in healthcare service delivery across the U.S. Efforts to enforce social distancing and to increase hospital capacity for the most ill COVID-19 patients led to the temporary shutting down [...]

American Institutes for Research (AIR): Separating Myth from Reality: Telehealth Expansion and the Potential for Fraud AIR released an issue brief titled, “Fraud and Abuse in Telehealth Is Not as Prevalent or as Significant as Some May Think.” The brief reviewed findings from federal investigations of telehealth utilization and insights from health systems providing telehealth [...]

Physician Survey Claims Data Analysis COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition: Telehealth Impact Study: Patient Survey Executive Summary Telehealth use, which surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, has provided a way for patients to continue to receive care while remaining safe in their homes. To explore patients’ experiences with telehealth, the COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition [...]

Transition to Telehealth Physical Therapy After Hip Arthroscopy for Femoroacetabular Impingement A pilot study conducted by Intermountain Healthcare finds that telehealth can potentially replace in-person visits for post-operative physical therapy. Background: Telehealth use has increased significantly of late. However, outside of total hip and knee arthroplasty, there is minimal evidence regarding its efficacy in orthopaedics and postoperative [...]

Diabetes management among underserved older adults through telemedicine and community health workers A systematic review was performed to determine the impact of telemedicine and community health worker (CHW) interventions for improving A1c levels and self-management behaviors among underserved older adults with diabetes mellitus. The review found that diabetes self-management education (DSME) administered through telemedicine and [...]