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Performance Measures for Physicians Providing Clinical Care Using Telemedicine: A Position Paper From the American College of Physicians

Annals of Internal Medicine: Performance Measures for Physicians Providing Clinical Care Using Telemedicine: A Position Paper From the American College of Physicians The American College of Physicians (ACP) published a policy paper which details new recommendations to ensure that measures developed to gauge telemedicine services are evidence-based, methodologically sound and clinically meaningful. The focus of this paper [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2023-04-25T11:36:25-04:00April 18th, 2023|

Patient Monitoring Devices Industry to Rise with Strong Demand for Remote Patient Monitoring

Grand View Research: Patient Monitoring Devices Industry to Rise with Strong Demand for Remote Patient Monitoring Remote patient monitoring (RPM) has amassed popularity as a promising technology to minimize the chances of hospitalization. Grand View Research released its Patient Monitoring Devices Industry Data Book, 2023-2030 and found that remote monitoring has become instrumental in [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2023-04-25T11:29:18-04:00April 13th, 2023|

Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) Usual Source of Care and Telemedicine Use Data

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey (MCBS) Usual Source of Care and Telemedicine Use Data CMS announced the public availability of the MCBS data on the usual source of care and telemedicine use in Spring 2021. The estimates are based on data from the third MCBS COVID-19 Rapid [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2023-04-24T12:10:42-04:00February 14th, 2023|

Pre-Pandemic Geographic Access to Hospital-Based Telehealth for Cancer Care in the United States

Plos One: Pre-Pandemic Geographic Access to Hospital-Based Telehealth for Cancer Care in the United States This report found that although telehealth is widely available throughout the United States, millions of Americans do not have access to telehealth oncology services. Study authors noted that previous research has shown people living in rural areas tend to have [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2023-04-24T12:03:35-04:00January 31st, 2023|

Telehealth Treatment of Behavior Problems in Young Children With Developmental Delay

JAMA Pediatrics: Telehealth Treatment of Behavior Problems in Young Children With Developmental Delay In this study, young children with developmental delay (DD) saw improvements in behavior after receiving treatment through telehealth. In this randomized clinical trial, behaviors and caregiving stress between child and caregiver were analyzed at preintervention, midtreatment, postintervention, and during 6-month [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2023-01-24T18:01:16-04:00January 9th, 2023|

Access and Coverage for Mental Health Care: Findings from the 2022 KFF Women’s Health Survey

Kaiser Family Foundation: Access and Coverage for Mental Health Care: Findings from the 2022 KFF Women’s Health Survey A Kaiser Family Foundation brief found that women were more likely than men to report needing mental health services in the past two years, but 40 percent did not seek treatment and 10 percent were [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2023-01-24T13:32:23-04:00December 20th, 2022|

Telemedicine Care Quality, Social Vulnerability Index Barriers Measured for Patients with Epilepsy

AJMC: Telemedicine Care Quality, Social Vulnerability Index Barriers Measured for Patients with Epilepsy Abstracts from the American Epilepsy Society annual meeting show that telemedicine is capable of meeting the needs of patients with epilepsy, and that the patient portal accessibility for patients experiencing high social vulnerability index needs further research. The survey asked [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2023-01-24T13:12:23-04:00December 12th, 2022|

Longitudinal Use of Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Utility of Asynchronous Testing for Subspecialty-Level Ophthalmic Care

JAMA Ophthalmology: Longitudinal Use of Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Utility of Asynchronous Testing for Subspecialty-Level Ophthalmic Care A quality improvement study published in JAMA Ophthalmology demonstrated the potential to enhance ophthalmic telehealth using asynchronous testing, which was effective in subspecialty-level care. The volume of in-person outpatient visits dropped by 83.3 percent across [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2023-01-24T12:49:11-04:00December 1st, 2022|

Patient attitudes about telehealth care quality jump 15 percent in one year, study shows

Becker’s Hospital Review: Patient attitudes about telehealth care quality jump 15 percent in one year, study shows According to a Doximity “State of Telemedicine” report, the share of patients who believe telehealth provides the same or better quality of care compared with in-person visits is increasing. The study found that the share of patients who reported [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2022-04-11T13:24:51-04:00February 17th, 2022|

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