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
Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology: A Comparison of Telehealth and In-Person Therapy for Youth Anxiety Disorders
Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology: A Comparison of Telehealth and In-Person Therapy for Youth Anxiety Disorders This study examined outcomes for youth with anxiety disorders treated via telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic and youth treated via in-person therapy prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. The study found that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) both via telehealth and in-person were effective in reducing anxiety symptoms and functional impairment.
Harvard Review of Psychiatry: Finding Our Lanes: A Roadmap for Collaboration Between Academic Medical Centers and Behavioral Telehealth Companies
Harvard Review of Psychiatry: Finding Our Lanes: A Roadmap for Collaboration Between Academic Medical Centers and Behavioral Telehealth Companies Outpatient mental health care in the United States is delivered by an uncoordinated patchwork of public and private entities that struggle to effectively differentiate the care they provide. The authors review the current landscape of ambulatory mental health care and provide a roadmap for strategic integration is presented for how academic centers—institutions frequently overwhelmed by patient volume—might leverage partnerships with a private sector eager to utilize novel technology to improve access, demonstrate data-driven outcomes, and advocate for improved reimbursement from [...]
Alliance Wins in the Proposed Medicare Fee Schedule
Alliance Wins in the Proposed Medicare Fee Schedule July 11, 2024 While CMS does not currently have statutory authority to waive geographic and originating site restrictions for telehealth, it has proposed a number of important steps to preserve access to telehealth in the CY2025 Physician Fee Schedule. Extension of provider location reporting flexibility: Proposed continuation of current policy through 2026 allowing a distant site practitioner to use their currently enrolled practice location instead of their home address when providing telehealth services from their home. The Alliance has aggressively advocated for permanent change, most recently in a June letter to CMS. Permanent authority for audio-only: [...]
Journal of General Internal Medicine: Unveiling the Adoption and Barriers of Telemedicine in US Hospitals
Journal of General Internal Medicine: Unveiling the Adoption and Barriers of Telemedicine in US Hospitals Telemedicine has emerged as a vital healthcare delivery model, especially pronounced during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to investigate the trend in telemedicine adoption across hospitals from 2017 to 2022. The study found that telemedicine encounters saw a 75 percent increase, growing from approximately 111.4 million in 2020 to nearly 194.4 million in 2021. The percentage of hospitals offering at least one form of telemedicine service went from 46 percent in 2017 to 72 percent in 2021. The findings suggest a need for comprehensive [...]
JAMA Network Open: Telehealth Availability for Mental Health Care During and After the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
JAMA Network Open: Telehealth Availability for Mental Health Care During and After the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency This cohort study of 1001 mental health treatment facilities (MHTFs) found a small decline in MHTFs offering telehealth subsequent to the end of the PHE and found larger declines in availability of audio-only telehealth services and care for comorbid alcohol use disorder. MHTFs that stopped offering telehealth were more likely to be public facilities. The findings suggest targeted policies may be necessary to sustain telehealth access.