Telehealth Strategies

Establishing a telehealth alliance to boost rural healthcare access

March 28, 2024 - Rural healthcare provider organizations have a formidable mandate: improve health outcomes of underserved populations with shoestring budgets and limited clinical resources. Though virtual care approaches have proven valuable in expanding care access and outcomes, rural facilities face financial and operational barriers to implementing them. This led one virtual care provider to create...


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Models adjusting for geography show racial gaps in telehealth use

by Anuja Vaidya

Racial minority groups received more telehealth visits per capita during the COVID-19 pandemic; however, after controlling for geographic region and other factors, a new study shows that these groups...

Telehealth cuts no-show odds in half among trans, gender-diverse youth

by Anuja Vaidya

Telehealth was associated with lower no-show rates for healthcare visits among transgender and gender-diverse youth in rural areas, according to research published in the April issue of The Journal of...

Female, chronically ill patients more likely to use telehealth

by Anuja Vaidya

A significant proportion of patients continued to choose telehealth even when in-person care was widely available in 2022, with female and chronic care patients being the most likely to select virtual...

Telehealth enables opioid use disorder treatment during pregnancy

by Anuja Vaidya

Telehealth is an effective treatment option for opioid use disorder (OUD) during pregnancy, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open. The opioid crisis has raged in the United States...

DTC telehealth results in more antibiotics for pediatric patients

by Anuja Vaidya

Direct-to-consumer (DTC) telehealth visits resulted in higher rates of antibiotic prescriptions for pediatric patients than telehealth visits conducted by primary care physicians (PCPs), according to a...

Telehealth-based rural caregiver support feasible, cost-effective

by Anuja Vaidya

Using telehealth to provide palliative care support to rural family caregivers is a low-cost and feasible strategy for transitioning patients from hospital to home-based care, new research...

Creating a community-led telehealth approach for supportive cancer care

by Anuja Vaidya

Cancer is a life-changing diagnosis for the patient and everyone in their orbit. Treatment of this deadly disease is all-consuming and filled with uncertainty, because of which cancer patients are at risk of experiencing mental health and...

Bipartisan lawmakers present bill to solidify telehealth flexibilities

by Anuja Vaidya

United States representatives from both sides of the aisle introduced new legislation to permanently extend several telehealth flexibilities for Medicare beneficiaries. Called the Telehealth...

How a virtual-first approach can boost patient, provider experience

by Anuja Vaidya

Four years after the COVID-19 pandemic set off a chain reaction transforming healthcare delivery in America, it has become apparent that virtual care is here to stay; however, it cannot fully replace in-person care delivery. Thus,...

Patients mostly use telehealth for prescription renewals, follow-ups

by Anuja Vaidya

Patients are primarily using telehealth for prescription renewals and follow-up visits, with a majority agreeing that the integration of virtual care is changing the healthcare system for the better,...

Pediatric telehealth use can help shrink healthcare’s carbon footprint

by Anuja Vaidya

Pediatric telehealth use is linked to a substantial reduction in carbon dioxide emissions, new research reveals. Published in The Journal of Climate Change and Health, the study assessed the effects...

Expanded Virtual OUD Medication Access Likely to be Cost-Effective

by Anuja Vaidya

Regulatory flexibilities enabling virtual initiation and at-home doses of medications for opioid use disorder (OUD) are likely cost-effective, according to new research. Published in the journal Drug...

Overcoming the Digital Divide Through Community-Based Telehealth

by Anuja Vaidya

The unprecedented rise in telehealth use in recent years signified a new era in healthcare delivery that purported to meet patients where they are. Though the much-lauded benefits of telehealth technology are rooted in real-world evidence,...

Medication Error Rates Similar Between Phone, Video Telehealth Consults

by Anuja Vaidya

There were no significant differences in physician-related medication errors between consultations for critically ill children conducted via telephone or video-based telehealth, according to new...

16% of All Abortions Occur Via Telehealth as Restrictions Tighten

by Anuja Vaidya

In the post-Dobbs era, telehealth has become a vital abortion care resource, with telehealth abortions accounting for 16 percent of all abortion care nationwide, according to a new #WeCount...

Telehealth Billing Largely Met Medicare Requirements During Pandemic

by Anuja Vaidya

Healthcare providers met Medicare requirements when billing for most evaluation and management (E/M) services provided via telehealth, a new federal report shows. Released this month by the Department...

Depression Screening Less Likely During Telehealth Than In-Person Visit

by Anuja Vaidya

Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, depression screening rates during telehealth appointments plateaued and remained low compared with screenings during in-person visits, according to new...

US House Reps Introduce Bill to Expand Virtual Specialty Care Access

by Anuja Vaidya

A bipartisan group of United States House representatives has introduced legislation to assess the feasibility and efficacy of a virtual specialty network for Medicare and Medicaid...

Telemental Healthcare Use Varies Across Sociodemographic Lines

by Anuja Vaidya

Patterns in the use of audio-only or video-based telehealth to receive mental healthcare are mixed, differing based on age, sex, education, income, and location, according to new research by the...

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