Studies & Surveys - Alliance for Connected Care

Research Spotlight

Alliance Board Member Led Study

MedStar Health, Stanford Health Care, Intermountain Healthcare
This AHRQ-funded study analyzed more than four million primary care encounters from MedStar Health, Stanford Health Care, and Intermountain Healthcare through the end of 2021 and found little change in health care utilization as telehealth became widely accessed. Results indicate that telehealth availability does not result in additional primary care visits. In addition, telehealth serves as a substitute for certain in-person encounters.

Medicare Telehealth Analysis

Alliance for Connected Care
A 2019-2021 Medicare claims data analysis commissioned by Alliance for Connected Care and compiled by an independent researcher showed two major findings – first, that there is no evidence of telehealth adding to the total volume of Medicare services, and two, that there is no evidence that patients initiating care through telehealth had a higher need for follow-up visits than patients seeking in-person care – meaning that the care was equally effective.

Studies

Patient Experience Journal: Patient Satisfaction with Telemedicine About Equal to In-Person Visits

Patient Experience Journal: Patient Satisfaction with Telemedicine About Equal to In-Person Visits

A study published in Patient Experience Journal found that patients were just as satisfied with telemedicine visits as in-person appointments during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study reviewed 307,185 patient surveys by the Mayo Clinic and found no significant differences in patient ratings of telemedicine visits […]

Health Affairs: Use of And Willingness To Use Video Telehealth Through The COVID-19 Pandemic

Health Affairs: Use of And Willingness To Use Video Telehealth Through The COVID-19 Pandemic

According to a report published in Health Affairs, during the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an increase in willingness to use video telehealth. Researchers found that from February 2019 to March 2021, there was an overall increase in willingness to use video telehealth […]

Institute for Medicaid Innovation: Survey: Medicaid Health Plans Share Successes During COVID-19 Response, Identify Challenges in Data Collection and Sharing

Institute for Medicaid Innovation: Survey: Medicaid Health Plans Share Successes During COVID-19 Response, Identify Challenges in Data Collection and Sharing

The Institute for Medicaid Innovation (IMI) release the results from its 2022 Medicaid managed care organization survey, which offered insights and could help support efforts led by Medicaid health plans and state agencies to meet […]

Hypertension: Changes in Blood Pressure Outcomes Among Hypertensive Individuals During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Time Series Analysis in Three US Health Care Organizations

Hypertension: Changes in Blood Pressure Outcomes Among Hypertensive Individuals During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Time Series Analysis in Three US Health Care Organizations

A study published in the Alliance for Connected Care’s advisory board member American Heart Association’s journal Hypertension found that the availability of telemedicine may have helped mitigate the rise in blood pressure (BP) levels […]

Prescribe FIT: Prescribe FIT Releases Comprehensive Report on the State of Remote Patient Monitoring Technology for Orthopedics Today

Prescribe FIT: Prescribe FIT Releases Comprehensive Report on the State of Remote Patient Monitoring Technology for Orthopedics Today

A white paper from Prescribe FIT outlines the current landscape for remote monitoring, analyzing data on its ubiquity and efficacy. The white paper references a review of several studies that demonstrate remote monitoring to […]

More Studies

Surveys

Chartis Group: Telehealth Accounts for About Ten Percent of Outpatient Visits

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 percent of […]

PR Newswire: Survey: Consumers Prefer Telehealth Over In-office Visits for Routine Care

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 medications or […]

Elevance Health: What Consumers Want from Virtual Primary Care – Findings

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 accessibility were […]

Fierce Healthcare: Patient Preference Survey Finds Drop in Telehealth Use, ER Visits Compared to 2021

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. These findings […]

Kaiser Family Foundation: Employer Health Benefits 2022 Survey

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 very important […]

More Surveys