Second Opinion: Virtual Care Needs to be Integrated for Patient Needs A study from Omada Health, a digital health company that works across diabetes, hypertension, and more, found that the average patient had 28 percent of their services received via virtual first care. Virtual care should be integrated with in-person care based on the patient’s [...]
Epic Research: Insurance Type is the Top Predictor of Telehealth Use as Adoption Levels Off Long-Term A recent study found that telehealth use remains higher than pre-pandemic levels for all insurers, suggesting continued insurance coverage for telehealth services is important for ongoing health care access. The study also found that rates of outpatient telehealth use [...]
The Lancet: Mobile Health School Screening and Telemedicine Referral to Improve Access To Specialty Care In Rural Alaska: A Cluster- Randomized Controlled Trial A study by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences found that referring children to specialists via telemedicine provides significantly quicker access to follow-up care than referring them to primary care providers. [...]
Medscape: First Year of Pandemic Showed Telemedicine Benefited Less Urban Patients According to a study published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, telemedicine was a more viable option for patients living in health professional shortage areas (HPSA) and those belonging to other underserved communities. Although White patients were 61 percent more likely to use telemedicine [...]
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): Evaluation of the Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies (RMOMS) Program: 2019 Cohort The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released the second annual report evaluating the Rural Maternity and Obstetrics Management Strategies (RMOMS) Program, the first cohort of which completed its first year of implementation last August. The program [...]
Fierce Healthcare: Rural patients have a digital connection but want a human one, too A new report from Phreesia Life Sciences surveyed adult patients in urban/suburban, and rural areas to get a better understanding of how rural versus urban patients engage with the internet when it comes to health information. The study found there was only a [...]
mHealth Intelligence: Disparities Common in Telehealth Use Among Pediatric CHIP Patients According to data from Alabama’s Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), ALL Kids, researchers found that telehealth use was less common among those living in rural areas and members of lower-income families. Researchers also noted that children living in large or small rural areas were less likely [...]
Modern Healthcare: Rural Veterans Have Fewer ED Visits, More Psychotherapy with VA Tablets According to a study published in the Journal of American Medical Association, rural veterans who received tablets from the Department of Veterans Affairs had more telehealth psychotherapy appointments and fewer suicide-related emergency department visits. Researchers tracked more than 13,000 veterans with a mental health history over [...]
JACC Heart Failure: Assessing Telehealth for the Outpatient Management of Heart Failure A recent study found that telehealth for outpatients with heart failure allowed for distanced encounters without increases in subsequent acute care or death. Researchers recommend using standardized assessments before outpatient visits to help triage patients with heart failure to telehealth or in-person visits. [...]
Fierce Healthcare: Rural residents face racial inequities in accessing hospital care, study finds. Telehealth, policy changes help close the gaps According to a recent study, rural residents who are Black, American Indian or Alaska Native are more likely to live further from a hospital than white rural residents. The researchers suggested multi-pronged approaches to equity, including [...]