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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

ASPE: State Medicaid Telehealth Coverage Policy Decisions Since the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

ASPE: State Medicaid Telehealth Coverage Policy Decisions Since the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

ASPE contracted with RAND Health Care to catalogue and assess state changes to Medicaid telehealth policies during the COVID-19 PHE through May 2022 and identify the driving circumstances, motivations, and evidence supporting telehealth policy decisions during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). The purpose […]

Telehealth in Michigan: Insights and Data for Effective Policymaking

Michigan Health Endowment Fund: Telehealth in Michigan: Insights and Data for Effective Policymaking

The Health Fund and the Ethel & James Flinn Foundation engaged the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation at the University of Michigan to conduct a wide-ranging study on trends and developments in the use of telehealth technology in our state. The resulting report — Telehealth in Michigan — […]

Epic Research: Fewer In-Person Follow-Ups Associated with Telehealth Visits Than Office Visits

Epic Research: Fewer In-Person Follow-Ups Associated with Telehealth Visits Than Office Visits

Epic Research released a study that compared how follow-up rates differ for in-person visits versus telehealth visits. The study found that telehealth patients across most medical specialties are less likely to attend follow-up appointments 90 days after a visit compared to in-person appointments. Mental health, physical medicine, and rehabilitation […]

Epic Research: ADHD Medications Prescribed at Similar Rates During Telehealth and In-Person Visits

Epic Research: ADHD Medications Prescribed at Similar Rates During Telehealth and In-Person Visits

This study analyzed medication prescribing rates for telehealth and office visits, which found that attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications were prescribed at similar rates during telehealth and in-person visits. Most initial ADHD prescriptions were for stimulant medications in both telehealth (84 percent) and office […]

Rise in Use of Mental Health Apps Raises New Policy Issues

Kaiser Family Foundation: Rise in Use of Mental Health Apps Raises New Policy Issues

During the PHE, many federal and state health care requirements were waived in an attempt to expand access to digital behavioral health services such as mental health apps. This Issue Brief looks at how federal PHE waivers may have expanded use of mental […]

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Surveys

Doximity: Health Care Providers and Patients Trust and Plan to Continue Telehealth Use

Doximity: Health Care Providers and Patients Trust and Plan to Continue Telehealth Use

While providing insight into the factors that affect telehealth use, a report from Doximity indicated that physicians and patients perceive telehealth positively, and most believe that it often contributes to positive outcomes.

Physician adoption highlights:

The majority of physicians surveyed (61 percent) reported a reduction […]

Virginia Telehealth Network: 2023 Benchmarking Telehealth Usage in Virginia Survey

Virginia Telehealth Network: 2023 Benchmarking Telehealth Usage in Virginia Survey

As part of ongoing efforts to monitor the impact of telehealth on Virginia’s patients and providers, the Virginia Telehealth Network (VTN) conducts an annual “Benchmarking Telehealth Usage in Virginia” survey of actively practicing licensed providers across the Commonwealth. The survey found that 87 […]

Digital Tools in Cancer Care

Association of Community Cancer Centers: Digital Tools in Cancer Care

The Association of Community Cancer Centers conducted a survey, which found that providers, patients, and caregivers were willing to utilize digital, remote patient-monitoring (RPM) tools to report symptoms throughout anti-cancer treatments. Key survey results found more than half (60 percent) of providers who implemented an RPM […]

Telehealth Perceptions Vary Among Black Veterans with Chronic Pain

mHealth Intelligence: Telehealth Perceptions Vary Among Black Veterans with Chronic Pain

Researchers from the Regenstrief Institute and the US Department of Veterans Affairs described telehealth perceptions among Black Veterans with chronic pain, which included both positive and negative experiences and views. Through qualitative interviews, researchers found that a few patients identified positive experiences with telehealth early […]

Telehealth Experiences and Preferences Among Californians with Low Incomes

California Health Care Foundation: Telehealth Experiences and Preferences Among Californians with Low Incomes

The California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) engaged NORC at the University of Chicago to recruit and interview Californians with low incomes who reflect the diversity of the state. Although interviewees report different levels of comfort, satisfaction, and future interest in telehealth, many […]

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