Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Household Pulse Survey According to the latest data from the latest data from the Census Bureau’s Household Pulse “near real-time” survey in partnership with HHS, telehealth usage dropped at the end of July and beginning of August, yet remains significantly above pre-pandemic levels. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/covid19/pulse/telemedicine-use.htm
JAMA: Factors Associated With Use of and Satisfaction With Telehealth by Adults in Rural Virginia During the COVID-19 Pandemic In a survey of nearly 300 participants in primarily rural Virginia counties found that roughly 80 percent were comfortable communicating with clinicians using telehealth, and 80 percent also said they would use telehealth again. Satisfaction among [...]
Bipartisan Policy Center and Social Sciences Research Solutions (SSRS): New Survey: Virtual Care Could Keep Low-Acuity Cases Out of Emergency Department The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) released findings from a national survey conducted by the Social Sciences Research Solutions (SSRS) on the uses of telehealth during the pandemic, along with its effectiveness and challenges. SSRS spoke with [...]
Harris Poll: Neurocrine Biosciences – The Harris Poll Telehealth Survey Results The Harris Poll conducted an online survey of 2,589 U.S. adults ages 18 and older within the United States from June 29 to July 2, 2021, finding that 87 percent of respondents reported high telehealth patient satisfaction rates during the pandemic. However, 82 percent [...]
National Library of Medicine: Telehealth was Beneficial during COVID-19 for Older Americans: A Qualitative Study with Physicians – Interviews with physician from September to November 2020 identified five major telehealth themes: (1) telehealth uptake was rapid and iterative, (2) telehealth improved the safety of medical care, (3) use cases were specialty-specific (for geriatricians and primary care [...]
Deloitte: 2021 Connectivity and Mobile Trends Survey Deloitte's latest survey of more than 2,000 individuals found widespread satisfaction with telehealth — with some reservations. Eighty-two percent of respondents who went on a virtual visit said they were satisfied with the experience; respondents liked the ease of getting appointments and reduced risk of catching coronavirus. In [...]
COVID Challenges and Adaptations Among Home-Based Primary Care Practices: Lessons for an Ongoing Pandemic from a National Survey Summary: The purpose of this study was to describe the challenges and adaptations by HBPC practices made during the first surge of the COVID-19 pandemic. Seventy-nine practices across 29 states were included in the final analyses. Eighty-five [...]
More than convenience: How leaders are leveraging telehealth to achieve their strategic plan In early 2021, AvaSure partnered with Modern Healthcare Custom Media to survey healthcare leaders about their organizations’ use of telehealth technology in acute care and inpatient facilities. The survey contained several questions asked in a similar study in 2018. Responses from 173 [...]
American Psychiatric Association: 2021 Public Opinion Poll: Access to Care A new national public opinion poll of U.S. adults by the American Psychiatric Association (APA), finds that expansion of telehealth is welcomed by most Americans. A large portion of the population have used telehealth services; more than half say they would use telehealth for mental [...]
Harris Poll: A year of life in the pandemic as documented by The Harris Poll The Harris Poll released a survey finding that 35 percent of patients would consider leaving their primary provider for telehealth visits. Further, roughly half of older adults aged 65+ said they will likely use telehealth after the pandemic. Nine things healthcare leaders [...]