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
Telemedicine and e-Health: Telehealth Services and Social Determinants of Health Outcomes in Health Care Delivery
Telemedicine and e-Health: Telehealth Services and Social Determinants of Health Outcomes in Health Care Delivery A study from the Mayo Clinic showed that patients who received remote monitoring support after discharge did significantly better and needed less follow-up care compared to patients without remote monitoring. The study also found that when patients used online therapy, they were much more likely to say their overall health in the community had improved compared to those who did not receive such services. Researchers emphasize the need to continue focusing on strategically and thoughtfully deploying telehealth services in patient care. Read the press [...]
Alliance Urges DOJ Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force to Address Anticompetitive Practices
The Alliance submitted a response to the Department of Justice Anticompetitive Regulations Task Force request for public comment to identify unnecessary laws and regulations that raise the highest barriers to competition. The Alliance for Connected Care (the “Alliance”) outlines four areas where we hope the Department of Justice Task Force will focus to improve care for patients, and ease the burden for providers.
Alliance Urges Federal Trade Commission to Address Anticompetitive Practices
The Alliance submitted a response to the Federal Trade Commission's request for public comment regarding reducing anti-competitive regulatory barriers in health care. Our health care system is deeply impacted by anticompetitive practices. The Alliance appreciates the Federal Trade Commission’s long-standing work to reform occupational licensing regulations, removing anticompetitive practices. In particular, the FTC investigated options to enhance occupational license portability in 2017, which acknowledged that individual state licensing regulations reduced access to critical services, like telehealth, or increased prices to ordinary consumers. The FTC’s Economic Liberty Task Force held a roundtable, which examined ways to mitigate the negative effects of [...]
Health Services Research: Telehealth Use by Home Health Agencies Before, During, and After COVID-19
Health Services Research: Telehealth Use by Home Health Agencies Before, During, and After COVID-19 A survey conducted by the experts from UC Irvine, UCLA, Brown University, the University of Minnesota and other institutions found that many home health care agencies adopted telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the absence of federal reimbursements for these services has led to an increasing number of providers discontinuing these options. The survey’s findings spotlight the urgent need for policy considerations from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, which has not reimbursed home healthcare agencies for telehealth services, even during the pandemic. [...]
Journal of Palliative Medicine: Acceptability and Preliminary Impact of Telehealth-Facilitated Integrated Palliative Care for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Journal of Palliative Medicine: Acceptability and Preliminary Impact of Telehealth-Facilitated Integrated Palliative Care for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease This study reviewed the acceptability of and satisfaction with a telehealth-facilitated integrated palliative care (TIPC) intervention and examined its preliminary impact on quality of life (QOL) and symptoms. Repeated measures data from the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Palliative Care scale (FACIT-Pal) and the Clinical COPD Questionnaire (CCQ) were collected at baseline, three months, and six months. Results suggest the TIPC intervention may be acceptable and may enhance QOL and reduce symptoms in individuals with COPD.