Healio: Expanded Use of Telemedicine Allowed Broader Access to Care Should be Maintained A study conducted at Massachusetts Eye and Ear found that the COVID-19 pandemic expanded the use of telemedicine, promoting wider access and continuity of care, including for people who live farther away from tertiary eye centers. The study found that [...]
Massachusetts Association of Health Plans: Bridging the Digital Divide Advancing Telehealth Equity A report, funded by the Massachusetts Association of Health Plans, describes how telehealth has proven to be widely beneficial for state residents and provides recommendations to optimize virtual care delivery within the Commonwealth. Researchers found that there were many apparent health [...]
MD Linx: Caring for Out-of-State Patients When Telemedicine is Restricted During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, policymakers temporarily changed state laws to allow physicians without a license in a particular state to treat its residents via telemedicine. Between January and June of 2021, among Medicare beneficiaries, 57.2 percent of out-of-state telemedicine visits [...]
American Heart Association: An Overview of Telehealth in the Management of Cardiovascular Disease: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association The American Heart Association (AHA), an Alliance advisory board member, released a scientific statement which reviews definitions pertinent to telehealth discussions, summarizes the effect of telehealth utilization on cardiovascular and peripheral vascular disease [...]
Cureus: Telemedicine Patient Satisfaction and Cost: A Comparative Study in the COVID-19 Era Telemedicine has the potential to enhance access to health care services across distances, which was of great value during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, concerns about user satisfaction in comparison to face-to-face (FTF) interaction remain inadequately addressed. This study demonstrated that [...]
JAMA Network Open: Association of Adequacy of Broadband Internet Service With Access to Primary Care in the Veterans Health Administration Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic This study published in JAMA Network Open found veterans living in areas with poor broadband speed were less likely to use video telehealth after the onset of the COVID-19 [...]
mHealth Intelligence: Stakeholders Call for Continued Access to Telehealth Researchers from the Center for Connected Medicine (CCM) and KLAS believe that continuing access to telehealth will enhance the future of health care. As the COVID-19 pandemic becomes more normalized, many hospitals have terminated in-person care for non-emergency visits. However, CCM states that, currently, 20 percent [...]