To assist in the process of selecting resources, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) issued a brief called “Evaluation of Mental Health Mobile Applications” to help...
While analyzing Medicare data from 2021, researchers from the University of Michigan's Institute for Healthcare Policy found that telehealth use remained steady, serving as a substitute for...
Overall, patients were more likely to report that they could get the type of care they expected via telehealth as compared with providers, according to the Healthcare Experience Report: 2022 released...
Using telehealth to refer children living in rural areas to specialists promotes expanded access to hearing care, according to the Hearing Norton Sound study conducted by the University of Arkansas for...
While researching the role of telehealth in family medicine clinics, a study published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine (JABFM) found that, unlike provider characteristics,...
A new KLAS report found that use of EMR-centric virtual care platforms, particularly Epic and NextGen, will continue to grow, especially for specialties like behavioral health.
During the pandemic,...
To enhance patient care and clinical effectiveness, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Board of Governors (PCORI) has approved $113 million in new research funding, of which $50 million...
Mental health conditions consistently appeared among the top telehealth diagnoses across the country during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report from FAIR Health.
FAIR Health released The...
To set guidelines for optimal telehealth use, the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) provided updated guidelines for how providers can maintain appropriate telehealth use, including recognizing...
Researchers found that increases in the use of telehealth and continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) likely helped mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospitalization frequency, glycemic...
Telehealth utilization rates correspond with how clinicians perceive the effectiveness level, ease of use, and quality of virtual care services, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.
As...
To expand its scope of telehealth services, Carilion Clinic worked with TytoCare to offer remote physical examinations to detect and treat various chronic conditions for patients living primarily in...
Researchers from the University of Michigan have determined that states must consider how they intend to proceed with virtual care strategies as previous policies restricting interstate telehealth...
According to the FAIR Health Monthly Regional Tracker, telehealth use dropped in March for the second month in a row, occupying a smaller portion of all medical claim lines.
The tracker is a free...
Researchers from the American Society of Hematology found that allowing blood cancer patients to participate in virtual frailty examinations led to high levels of participation, accurate diagnoses, and...
A study published in JAMA Pediatrics revealed that economic disadvantages were associated with missed telehealth appointments among pediatric patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The study included...
Using data from a rural Appalachian population, a study published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine found that telemedicine is an effective alternative to in-person care for rural...
To cope with long travel times, a virtual care collaboration between Ascension St Vincent’s Chilton and UAB Medicine aims to provide tele-critical and tele-stroke care to people living in Chilton...
Congress will consider two new bills that intend to create accessible options for virtual healthcare, particularly for some Medicare beneficiaries and rural residents.
US Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-VA)...
To maintain quality mental healthcare as the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, four US Senators have released a discussion draft of telehealth policies for mental healthcare initiatives that focus on...
