FAIR Health: Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker In November 2024, acute respiratory diseases and infections increased in percent of telehealth claim lines in the top five telehealth diagnostic categories nationally and in every region. Hypertension rose from fifth to fourth position in the national top five telehealth diagnostic categories in November, replacing developmental disorders, which fell to [...]
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 [...]
Journal of Rural Health: Medicare Telehealth Utilization by Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers Telehealth use curbed the decline in outpatient visits for all clinic types during the pandemic. Telehealth use declined as the pandemic continued in 2021 yet remained higher than pre-pandemic levels. FQHCs had higher telehealth use than RHCs in [...]
Nature Research Intelligence: Several Virtual Care Studies The Nature Research Intelligence released several topic summaries on virtual care including: Appointment Non-Attendance in Outpatient Health Care Settings – This summary reviewed the impact of telehealth on appointment adherence and found telehealth showed promise in reducing no-show rates. Tele-Audiology and Hearing Healthcare During the COVID-19 Pandemic [...]
Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare: Effect of Telemental Health Adoption on Mental Health Services Utilization in Federally Qualified Health Centers This study assessed the effect of telemental health services (TMHS) on mental health services utilization in FQHCs, comparing centers with and without TMHS and examined differences in TMHS effect between FQHCs that adopted TMHS [...]
Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC): Maximizing the Value of Remote Patient Monitoring The Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) released a health explainer, which offered evidence-based strategies to maximize the value of remote patient monitoring, a digital service that transmits patients’ at-home data to health care providers. The explainer recommends policymakers to focus on four key areas: [...]
ASPE: Use of Medicare-Covered Telerehabilitation for PT/OT/SLP Services during the COVID-19 PHE ASPE released a study, which examined the extent therapist practices and nursing homes adopted telehealth services for physical therapy (PT), occupational therapy (OT), and speech-language pathology (SLP); explored the major challenges and facilitators in adopting telerehabilitation services, and whether these services were [...]
FAIR Health: Telehealth Utilization Decreased Nationally and in Every US Census Region in September According to FAIR Health’s Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker, telehealth utilization decreased nationally and in every US census region in September 2024. Nationally, telehealth claim lines dropped from 4.96 percent of medical claim lines in August to 4.80 percent in September, a [...]
JAMA Network: Racial and Ethnic and Rural Variations in the Use of Hybrid Prenatal Care in the US This study found that while the use of hybrid prenatal care (i.e., telehealth and in-person visits) increased among Black and Hispanic groups, rural communities still lag behind urban populations in uptake. Nationally, Black and Hispanic individuals [...]
ASPE: Trends in In-Person and Telehealth-Involved Controlled Medication Initiations Among Adults with Private Insurance This data brief presents trends in the initiations of selected, frequently prescribed controlled medications among individuals with private health insurance coverage. Results show that the majority of privately insured individuals received their initial controlled medication prescriptions without telehealth involvement, throughout [...]