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Telehealth and Outpatient Utilization: Trends in Evaluation and Management Visits Among Medicare Fee-For-Service Beneficiaries, 2019-2024

medRxiv: Telehealth and Outpatient Utilization: Trends in Evaluation and Management Visits Among Medicare Fee-For-Service Beneficiaries, 2019-2024 Prior to the pandemic, telehealth accounted for just 0.1% of monthly E&M visits but surged to 41.0% in April 2020 before stabilizing between 5.7% and 7.0% in 2023-2024. The average monthly E&M visit rate per 1,000 FFS beneficiaries [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2025-03-11T11:27:32-04:00March 6th, 2025|

Association Between Telehealth Use and Downstream 30-Day Medicare Spending

medRxiv: Association Between Telehealth Use and Downstream 30-Day Medicare Spending The objective of this study was to investigate whether healthcare visits initiated by telehealth had higher or lower 30-day spending compared to in-person-initiated visits. The study compared the overall spending, rates of return visits, laboratory tests, and imaging procedures within 30 days for Medicare [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2025-03-11T11:29:46-04:00February 11th, 2025|

Office of eHealth Innovation of Colorado: Remote Access: Assessing Telehealth Attitudes and Usage in Northwest Colorado

Office of eHealth Innovation of Colorado: Remote Access: Assessing Telehealth Attitudes and Usage in Northwest Colorado The Office of eHealth Innovation (OeHI), located within the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, in partnership with Connected Nation (CN), released a new telehealth report titled "Remote access, remote impacts: Assessing telehealth attitudes and usage in northwest Colorado." OeHI [...]

pbrown2025-04-06T20:19:27-04:00August 14th, 2024|

American Heart Journal Plus: Carbon Emissions and Air Pollution Savings Among Telehealth Visits for Cardiology Appointments

American Heart Journal Plus: Carbon Emissions and Air Pollution Savings Among Telehealth Visits for Cardiology Appointments Climate change has been associated with adverse cardiovascular health, prompting interest in climate mitigation strategies while improving access for cardiovascular patients. This study estimated greenhouse gas and air pollution savings from telehealth use in cardiology. Over 45 months, 14,828 [...]

pbrown2025-04-06T19:00:01-04:00August 5th, 2024|

Assessing the Impact of Telehealth Implementation on Postpartum Outcomes for Black Birthing People

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology: Assessing the Impact of Telehealth Implementation on Postpartum Outcomes for Black Birthing People The COVID-19 pandemic led to the rapid uptake of telemedicine services, which have been shown to be potentially cost-saving and of comparable quality to in-person care for certain populations. However, there are some concerns [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2023-04-24T12:35:13-04:00February 13th, 2023|

Telehealth Trials to Address Health Equity in Stroke Survivors

Stroke: Telehealth Trials to Address Health Equity in Stroke Survivors A review, by researchers from UTHealth Houston, found various benefits of telehealth for a range of stroke complications. The researchers found that telehealth addresses barriers related to mobility challenges and special equipment needed to access clinic spaces by removing the need for transportation altogether. [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2023-04-25T11:27:58-04:00January 23rd, 2023|

Estimated Indirect Cost Savings of Using Telehealth Among Nonelderly Patients With Cancer

JAMA Network Open: Estimated Indirect Cost Savings of Using Telehealth Among Nonelderly Patients With Cancer This economic evaluation of cost savings from completed telehealth visits in a single-institution National Cancer Institute-Designated Comprehensive Cancer Center found that telehealth saves time, travel, and money for patients. The main outcome was estimated patient cost savings from [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2023-01-24T17:48:34-04:00January 10th, 2023|

Environmental Impact of Ambulatory Telehealth Use by a Statewide University Health System During COVID-19

Journal of Telemedicine and eHealth: Environmental Impact of Ambulatory Telehealth Use by a Statewide University Health System During COVID-19 A study by UC Davis Health researchers assessed telehealth visits’ carbon footprint and their potential savings in lives, costs and time compared to in-person visits. The study found substantial savings for patients and the environment, [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2023-01-24T17:53:26-04:00December 23rd, 2022|

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