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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|

Cureus: The Impact of Telemedicine and Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) on Health Care Delivery: A Comprehensive Evaluation

Cureus: The Impact of Telemedicine and Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) on Health Care Delivery: A Comprehensive Evaluation This study aimed to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the impact of these technologies on healthcare delivery, focusing on patient outcomes, economic parameters, and overall satisfaction. The study found savings in health care costs, improved accessibility to [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2024-09-05T15:31:42-04:00March 4th, 2024|

MedPAC: June 2023 Report to the Congress: Medicare and the Health Care Delivery System

Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC): June 2023 Report to the Congress: Medicare and the Health Care Delivery System MedPAC released its June 2023 report to Congress, which includes 10 chapters, including the mandated report to Congress on telehealth in Medicare. As mandated by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, the Commission presents data on the use of [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2023-11-27T16:23:47-04:00June 15th, 2023|

Overall and Telehealth Addiction Treatment Utilization by Age, Race, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status in California After COVID-19 Policy Changes

JAMA Health Forum: Overall and Telehealth Addiction Treatment Utilization by Age, Race, Ethnicity, and Socioeconomic Status in California After COVID-19 Policy Changes This cohort study found that disparities in addiction treatment utilization were not exacerbated following expansion of telehealth during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers examined whether there were differences [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2023-06-05T15:53:42-04:00May 19th, 2023|

Telemedicine Use by Age in Louisiana Medicaid During COVID-19

Journal of Medical Internet Research: Telemedicine Use by Age in Louisiana Medicaid During COVID-19 This claims-based longitudinal analysis found that Medicaid beneficiaries between the ages of 50 and 64 had higher telehealth claims during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to those aged 18 to 34. In April 2020, the 50 to 64 age group [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2023-06-05T15:29:50-04:00May 15th, 2023|

A Report on Patient Experience of Care

Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network: A Report on Patient Experience of Care In this retrospective study, researchers found that cancer patients who use telemedicine report better experiences than cancer patients treated in person. Researchers evaluated patients with solid tumors or hematologic malignancies who were treated at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa. [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2023-06-05T15:27:50-04:00May 15th, 2023|

Rates of Telemedicine Visits During COVID-19 Pandemic

AJMC: Rates of Telemedicine Visits During COVID-19 Pandemic A new study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research found that older Medicaid beneficiaries had significantly higher telemedicine use during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with younger beneficiaries. The purpose of the study was to examine changes in telemedicine and in-person health service use during the COVID-19 pandemic [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2023-06-05T15:20:41-04:00May 9th, 2023|

Telehealth Experiences and Preferences Among Californians with Low Incomes

California Health Care Foundation: Telehealth Experiences and Preferences Among Californians with Low Incomes The California Health Care Foundation (CHCF) engaged NORC at the University of Chicago to recruit and interview Californians with low incomes who reflect the diversity of the state. Although interviewees report different levels of comfort, satisfaction, and future interest in [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2023-06-05T15:13:41-04:00May 3rd, 2023|

Updated National Survey Trends in Telehealth Utilization and Modality

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE): Updated National Survey Trends in Telehealth Utilization and Modality This report updates prior findings on national trends of telehealth use through an analysis using the Census Bureau’s Household Pulse Survey data from April 2021 through August 2022. Compared to earlier periods in the pandemic, [...]

Alliance for Connected Care2023-04-25T11:37:48-04:00April 20th, 2023|

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