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The Alliance for Connected Care aims to:
Demonstrate the importance of Connected Care as a tool for improved quality and efficiency.
Build significant and high-level support for Connected Care among leaders in Congress and the Administration.
Enable more telehealth to support new models of care.
Lift geographic and site restrictions for telehealth in Medicare.
Establish a consensus-based, standardized definition of Connected Care to advance with policymakers.
Alliance News
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 with translation services. Overall, the patients confirmed that they value being able to have a remote visit with their primary care provider. However, researchers learned there was a potential for a mismatch of dialect or Mandarin proficiency among interpreters. The researchers recommended additional training for care [...]
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 and safety to traditional center-based programs. This study assessed the feasibility and impact of a digital HBCR program, which integrates both telehealth and mHealth modalities on functional exercise capacity, resting heart rate, and quality of life among adults with cardiovascular disease (CVD). The RecoveryPlus.Health digital [...]
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 Telehealth License/Registration Processes Interstate Licensure Compacts
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 telehealth visits among 9942 patients resulted in savings of 484,152 kg of CO2, 5225 kg of CO, 243,491 g of NOx, and 9091 g of PM2.5 with the total carbon saved equivalent to planting 9070 tree saplings over ten years.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Percentage of Adult Day services Centers That Use Any Telehealth
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Percentage of Adult Day services Centers 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 and South.