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CHOP Researchers Affirm Effectiveness of Telehealth for Majority of Child Neurology Visits

News Wise: CHOP Researchers Affirm Effectiveness of Telehealth for Majority of Child Neurology Visits Researchers from the Epilepsy Neurogenetics Initiative (ENGIN) at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) found that the majority of child neurology visits can be effectively conducted via telemedicine, however younger children and those with neuromuscular disorders tend to require in-person evaluations. These [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2022-06-27T14:05:09-04:00May 17th, 2022|

Telehealth and Burn Care: From Faxes to Augmented Reality

Bioengineering: Telehealth and Burn Care: From Faxes to Augmented Reality Telemedicine in burn care remains diverse, with varied outcomes in accuracy and efficiency. Newer technologies such as augmented reality have not been extensively studied or implemented but show promise in immersive, real-time triage. This study reviews the various modes of telemedicine in burn care and summarize relevant [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2022-06-27T14:10:39-04:00May 13th, 2022|

Telehealth Improves Access to Cochlear Implants—a Boon for Those with Severe Hearing Loss

Yale School of Medicine: Telehealth Improves Access to Cochlear Implants—a Boon for Those with Severe Hearing Loss The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved remote programming for cochlear implants in 2017, but there were various governmental restrictions and regulations that made it difficult to implement. In response to COVID-19, however, the federal government rapidly removed such [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2022-06-27T13:48:44-04:00May 10th, 2022|

PrEP Access in the United States: The Role of Telehealth

Kaiser Family Foundation: PrEP Access in the United States: The Role of Telehealth Telehealth to provide pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and associated services (“tele-PrEP”) has been a trend that began before the COVID-19 pandemic. This issue brief provided an overview of the tele-PrEP landscape, including how PrEP services (e.g., initial consults, lab work, prescribing, and ongoing [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2022-06-27T13:30:42-04:00May 3rd, 2022|

Patients Prefer Telehealth Over Visits in Person for Certain Services

Parkinson’s News Today: Patients Prefer Telehealth Over Visits in Person for Certain Services A recent survey published in Movement Disorders found that telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic were perceived to be a good alternative to in-person health care appointments among people with Parkinson’s disease. Respondents said telehealth reduced travel, was more convenient, was suitable for follow-up appointments, and [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2022-05-03T12:24:07-04:00April 25th, 2022|

Telemedicine bridge clinics may be helpful for opioid use disorder treatment

Physician’s Weekly: Telemedicine bridge clinics may be helpful for opioid use disorder treatment According to a study published in the Journal of Addiction Medicine, telemedicine bridge clinics had high show rates and allowed patients to fill prescriptions for opioid use disorder (OUD). The results show that 77 percent of the bridge clinic patients filled two or more buprenorphine prescriptions [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2022-05-03T12:08:25-04:00April 25th, 2022|

Genetics and Behavioral Health Pediatric Subspecialists Use Telehealth Most

mHealth Intelligence: Genetics and Behavioral Health Pediatric Subspecialists Use Telehealth Most A recent study found that pediatric telehealth use was inconsistent across subspecialties, with genetics and behavioral health subspecialists using the care modality the most. Among subspecialties that used telehealth less frequently, like cardiology, orthopedics, and urology, the utilization rate was six percent to 29 percent. Among [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2022-05-03T11:53:41-04:00April 18th, 2022|

Telemedicine expands care access for spine patients

mHealth Intelligence: Telemedicine expands care access for spine patients A study published in the Global Spine Journal found that visits conducted through telemedicine increased accessibility for spine patients with low socioeconomic status. Spine patients missed 51.3 percent of in-person appointments, significantly higher than the 24.7 percent of telemedicine appointments that patients did not attend, among other findings. Researchers concluded [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2022-05-03T11:35:42-04:00April 14th, 2022|

More Evidence of Mental Health Services Shifting to Telehealth

Managed Healthcare Executive: More Evidence of Mental Health Services Shifting to Telehealth According to a Health Affairs study, people with conditions such as schizophrenia did not make the switch to telehealth as readily as people with anxiety and some other disorders. The average number of monthly encounters, in-person and via telehealth, for bipolar disorders fell by 10.6 [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2022-05-03T11:37:11-04:00April 13th, 2022|

Telehealth Added to Latest Digital-friendly NORD State Report Card

Cystic Fibrosis News Today: Telehealth Added to Latest Digital-friendly NORD State Report Card Alliance Advisory Board Member the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) has updated its State Report Card to make it more digitally friendly and added telehealth to its categories of rare disease policy issues in a nod to its increased use during the ongoing COVID-19 [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2022-05-03T11:44:47-04:00April 12th, 2022|

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