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 [...]
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 [...]
Cureus: Bridging the Gap in Graduate Medical Education: A Longitudinal Analysis of Medical and Fellowship Director Experiences in Telehealth This five-year longitudinal survey analysis found that the overall utilization of telehealth by graduate medical education (GME) programs has increased along with the continued need for training to prepare residents for current and future [...]
Inside Telehealth: Most Midterm Voters Support Free Telehealth Pre-Deductible (11/17) – The Alliance to Fight for Healthcare conducted an election night poll, which found that an overwhelming majority of midterm voters want telehealth services to be covered before individuals meet their deductibles. Of voters who supported Democrats in the midterm elections and were polled, [...]
Chartis Group: Telehealth Accounts for About Ten Percent of Outpatient Visits Data and analysis provided by the Chartis Group and Kythera Labs found that telehealth grew in popularity between 2020 and 2022, ultimately gaining the reputation of being considered a lasting option for health care delivery approaches. Most notably, telehealth accounts for 10 [...]
PR Newswire: Survey: Consumers Prefer Telehealth Over In-office Visits for Routine Care A survey, sponsored by Epic-based virtual care platform KeyCare, found that 79 percent of consumers stated it was important that both their regular doctor and their telehealth provider had access to their health records for sharing critical data such as current [...]
Elevance Health: What Consumers Want from Virtual Primary Care – Findings A survey commissioned by Elevance Health found that 94 percent of adults who have used telehealth to access primary care are satisfied with the virtual experience, with 79 percent feeling in charge of their health. The poll also found that convenience and [...]
Fierce Healthcare: Patient Preference Survey Finds Drop in Telehealth Use, ER Visits Compared to 2021 Stericycle Communication Solutions, a patient engagement solutions vendor, released its third annual survey, which found that 45 percent of respondents had used telehealth in the last year, compared to 78 percent in 2021 and 71 percent in 2020. [...]
Kaiser Family Foundation: Employer Health Benefits 2022 Survey Employers remain optimistic about the future role of telemedicine, even as COVID-19 pandemic restrictions ease. Kaiser Family Foundation’s annual Employer Health Benefit survey found that employers surveyed think telemedicine will be important for several kinds of care, with 36 percent saying that telemedicine will be [...]
Medscape: Do PAs Think Telemedicine Was Helpful During Early COVID and Now? The Medscape Physician Assistant (PA) Career Satisfaction Report 2022 found that two-thirds of PAs have used telehealth since the pandemic began. PAs in suburban (68 percent) and rural (70 percent) areas were more likely to use telehealth than PAs in urban [...]