Digital Tools in Cancer Care

Association of Community Cancer Centers: Digital Tools in Cancer Care The Association of Community Cancer Centers conducted a survey, which found that providers, patients, and caregivers were willing to utilize digital, remote patient-monitoring (RPM) tools to report symptoms throughout anti-cancer treatments. Key survey results found more than half (60 percent) of providers who implemented an RPM program said [...]

2023-06-05T15:35:04-04:00May 23rd, 2023|

Telehealth Perceptions Vary Among Black Veterans with Chronic Pain

mHealth Intelligence: Telehealth Perceptions Vary Among Black Veterans with Chronic Pain  Researchers from the Regenstrief Institute and the US Department of Veterans Affairs described telehealth perceptions among Black Veterans with chronic pain, which included both positive and negative experiences and views. Through qualitative interviews, researchers found that a few patients identified positive experiences with telehealth early in [...]

2023-06-05T15:30:41-04:00May 11th, 2023|

Telehealth Experiences and Preferences Among Californians with Low Incomes

California Health Care Foundation: Telehealth Experiences and Preferences Among Californians with Low Incomes The California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) engaged NORC at the University of Chicago to recruit and interview Californians with low incomes who reflect the diversity of the state. Although interviewees report different levels of comfort, satisfaction, and future interest in [...]

2023-06-05T15:13:41-04:00May 3rd, 2023|

Preference for Future Telehealth Use Does Not Exceed That of In-Person Care

mHealth Intelligence: Preference for Future Telehealth Use Does Not Exceed That of In-Person Care  Research published in the Practice of Medicine described that although telehealth gained a high level of approval and application throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, most users prefer to return to in-person care in the future, largely due to a lack [...]

2023-04-25T11:26:41-04:00April 5th, 2023|

Consumers Prefer Telehealth to In-Person Visits While Traveling

Key Care: Consumers Prefer Telehealth to In-Person Visits While Traveling A survey sponsored by KeyCare found that nearly seven in 10 (68 percent) of consumers who needed minor but urgent medical services while traveling in the prior year received care via telehealth visits with their regular physicians or affiliated members of their physicians' [...]

2023-04-24T16:16:53-04:00February 28th, 2023|

Consumer Adoption of Digital Health in 2022

Rock Health: Consumer Adoption of Digital Health in 2022 Rock Health, in collaboration with Stanford Center of Digital Health, released the 2022 Digital Health Consumer Adoption Survey. The survey found that telemedicine reached the 80 percent adoption mark overall, becoming the preferred channel for prescription care and minor illness. In addition, audio-only and [...]

2023-04-24T12:41:51-04:00February 21st, 2023|

Telehealth Delivery of Behavioral Health Care in Medicaid: Findings from a Survey of State Medicaid Programs

Kaiser Family Foundation: Telehealth Delivery of Behavioral Health Care in Medicaid: Findings from a Survey of State Medicaid Programs Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) surveyed state Medicaid officials about policies and trends related to telehealth delivery of behavioral health services. The survey found that states most commonly reported adding audio-only telehealth coverage of behavioral [...]

2023-01-24T17:50:21-04:00January 10th, 2023|

Software Advice Reported that the Use of Technology is Often the Answer to More Efficient Patient Care

Medical Device and Diagnostics Industry: Software Advice Reported that the Use of Technology is Often the Answer to More Efficient Patient Care A recent survey by Software advice compiled the experiences of adults who had visited a health care provider over the last three years with in-person visits, telemedicine, and the use of [...]

2023-01-24T13:02:43-04:00December 7th, 2022|

Survey of Telehealth Use by Commercial Insurance Enrollees

America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP): Survey of Telehealth Use by Commercial Insurance Enrollees AHIP released a survey, fielded by NORC at the University of Chicago, which found that 73 percent of commercially-insured telehealth users think that Congress should make permanent the provisions that allowed for coverage of telehealth services before paying their full [...]

2023-01-24T12:47:12-04:00December 1st, 2022|
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