American Journal of Managed Care (AJMC): Provision of Telemental Health Before and After COVID-19 Onset This study aimed to examine the organizational characteristics associated with telemedicine services provided by mental health care organizations before and after onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. This study found that telemedicine availability in mental [...]
JAMA Health Forum: Maintaining Health Care Innovations After the Pandemic There were innovations that were born and skyrocketed from the COVID-19 pandemic, including telemedicine access, new hospital-at-home services, and others. The collection of new services with flexible delivery mechanisms suggest a future for digital medicine. Evaluating and perhaps extending the record of successful innovation [...]
Health Affairs: Telerehabilitation Has Potential, But More Research, Funding, And Advocacy Are Needed Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, CMS did not provide reimbursement for telehealth services for physical therapists. However, this reimbursement restriction was temporarily waived during the public health emergency related to the pandemic. The expanded Telehealth Access Act of 2021 (HR2168/S3193), [...]