Frontiers: The Effect of Telemedicine Employing Telemonitoring Instruments on Readmissions of Patients with Heart Failure and/or COPD

Frontiers: The Effect of Telemedicine Employing Telemonitoring Instruments on Readmissions of Patients with Heart Failure and/or COPD Hospital readmissions pose a challenge for modern healthcare systems. This study aimed to assess the efficacy of telemedicine incorporating telemonitoring of patients' vital signs in decreasing readmissions with a focus on a specific patient population particularly prone [...]

2025-04-06T19:40:34-04:00August 16th, 2024|

The Permanente Journal: The Impact of Digital Health Solutions on Bridging the Health Care Gap in Rural Areas

The Permanente Journal: The Impact of Digital Health Solutions on Bridging the Health Care Gap in Rural Areas Digital health tools can improve health care access and outcomes for individuals with limited access to health care, particularly those residing in rural areas. This review highlighted advantages and barriers of digital health interventions in rural [...]

2025-04-06T20:21:27-04:00August 13th, 2024|

Journal of General Internal Medicine: Telemedicine Experiences and Care Needs of Mandarin-Speaking Patients with Limited English Proficiency

Journal of General Internal Medicine: Telemedicine Experiences and Care Needs of Mandarin-Speaking Patients with Limited English Proficiency Kaiser Permanente researchers conducted a study to understand why patients with a primary language other than English are less likely to use telemedicine visits. The qualitative study involved interviews with 20 Mandarin-speaking patients who had used telemedicine [...]

2025-04-06T19:43:17-04:00August 13th, 2024|

JMIR mHealth: A Dual-Modality Home-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Program for Adults with Cardiovascular Disease: Single-Arm Remote Clinical Trial

JMIR mHealth: A Dual-Modality Home-Based Cardiac Rehabilitation Program for Adults with Cardiovascular Disease: Single-Arm Remote Clinical Trial Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a safe and effective intervention for individuals with cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, the majority of eligible patients do not complete CR. Growing evidence suggests that home-based CR (HBCR) programs are comparable in effectiveness [...]

2025-04-06T20:25:44-04:00August 12th, 2024|

Center for Connected Health Policy: Out-of-State Telehealth Provider Policies Fact Sheet and Chart

Center for Connected Health Policy: Out-of-State Telehealth Provider Policies Fact Sheet and Chart CCHP released a fact sheet related to licensure policies. The fact sheet provides state examples, updated licensure policy and compact numbers, and a state chart documenting states that have implemented out-of-state provider policies within the following three categories: Limited Licensure Exceptions [...]

2025-04-06T18:54:27-04:00August 6th, 2024|

American Heart Journal Plus: Carbon Emissions and Air Pollution Savings Among Telehealth Visits for Cardiology Appointments

American Heart Journal Plus: Carbon Emissions and Air Pollution Savings Among Telehealth Visits for Cardiology Appointments Climate change has been associated with adverse cardiovascular health, prompting interest in climate mitigation strategies while improving access for cardiovascular patients. This study estimated greenhouse gas and air pollution savings from telehealth use in cardiology. Over 45 months, 14,828 [...]

2025-04-06T19:00:01-04:00August 5th, 2024|

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Percentage of Adult Day Services Center That Use Any Telehealth

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Percentage of Adult Day Services Center That Use Any Telehealth In 2022, 46 percent of U.S. adult day services centers used any telehealth tools. Approximately one half of centers in the Northeast and West used any telehealth, compared with approximately one third of centers in the Midwest [...]

2025-04-06T19:33:52-04:00August 1st, 2024|

National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services (NACRHHS): Disability and Independence in Rural America

National Advisory Committee on Rural Health and Human Services (NACRHHS): Disability and Independence in Rural America Rural areas require considerations for providing disability services that may not be issues in urban areas. Specifically for telehealth, people with disabilities may face challenges to broadband access as well as knowledge of how to use technology platforms [...]

2025-04-06T20:27:45-04:00July 31st, 2024|

Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Telemedicine Disparities in Ambulatory Cardiology Visits in a Large Academic Health System

Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Telemedicine Disparities in Ambulatory Cardiology Visits in a Large Academic Health System This study aimed to study whether telemedicine visit modality (video or audio only) differed by sociodemographic characteristics in the outpatient cardiology population of a large academic health center. Researchers identified sociodemographic disparities in telemedicine visit modality in [...]

2025-04-06T19:02:00-04:00July 26th, 2024|

Journal of General Internal Medicine: Patterns of Telemedicine Use in Primary Care for People with Dementia in the Post-Pandemic Period

Journal of General Internal Medicine: Patterns of Telemedicine Use in Primary Care for People with Dementia in the Post-Pandemic Period There was a large increase in telemedicine among people with dementia in the post-pandemic period at primary care sites. Those with longer drives to clinic and the oldest patients were most likely to use [...]

2025-04-06T19:04:13-04:00July 24th, 2024|
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