Our Members
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
Alliance Comments on the 21st Century Cures Initiative
The Alliance for Connected Care provided input into refining the goals of the 21st Century Cures initiative. The Alliance has a strong interest and member expertise in the way digital health technologies can support and expand access to care while improving patient engagement and quality. After four years of experiencing the benefits of expanded telehealth services, patients expect telehealth and remote patient monitoring as an option in their care treatment plans. We believe the Cures 2.0 effort has the potential to modernize an antiquated reimbursement system to better serve patients in need and realize the potential of digital technologies through [...]
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 and South.
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 and devices. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development offers programs and initiatives that work to expand broadband service in rural America, which has implications for telehealth access for people with disabilities.
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 a large outpatient cardiology population. These findings highlight the important role of audio-only visits in accessing telemedicine, and opportunities to narrow the digital health divide.
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 telemedicine, likely due to challenges traveling to appointments. Still, not all people with dementia used telemedicine equally—particularly those with limited English proficiency. The study results suggest health systems have an opportunity to focus on the remote care needs of dementia patients, particularly those who use [...]