Website Search Results for: telehealth
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Date: Sep 2022
Analyzes 2019 and 2020 Medicare claims data to explore the utilization of telehealth services before and after the implementation of regulatory flexibilities and waivers in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Describes efforts taken by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to identify and monitor risks posed by Medicare telehealth waivers, as well as a change made to the enforcement of regulations governing patients' protected health information during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Offers three recommendations to CMS to strengthen oversight and assess the quality of telehealth services and one recommendation regarding assistance to providers to explain the privacy and security risks of telehealth to patients.
...telehealth to patients. --- Medicare Telehealth: Actions Needed to Strengthen Oversight and Help Providers Educate Patients...
Date: Mar 13, 2024
Studies find that rural people have higher rates of hearing loss than urban people but face significant barriers to care. Experts from a hearing clinic in South Dakota, a telehealth program in Alaska, and a nationally available agriculture safety program discuss these barriers, ways to improve access to hearing care, and the importance of hearing conservation. - The Rural Monitor
...Telehealth for follow-up care Jorgensen said that telehealth appointments are better suited for follow...
Date: Mar 2022
Explores usage of telehealth for physical and mental health outpatient visits between March 2019 and August 2021. Figure 3 shows use of mental health and substance use telehealth visits versus other outpatient telehealth visits, with rural versus urban comparisons. Includes a discussion about payment models for telehealth via private insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid.
...telehealth visits versus other outpatient telehealth visits, with rural versus urban comparisons. Includes a discussion...
Reviewed: Apr 13, 2026
Learn about technology and telehealth models of services integration.
...Telehealth Model - RHIhub Services Integration Toolkit --- Learn about technology and telehealth models of services integration...
Date: Feb 2025
Discusses the implementation of telehealth in rural, underserved areas during the COVID-19 pandemic and if telehealth remains a sustainable option to provide healthcare. Utilizes 2023 data from 253 survey participants regarding Internet access, telehealth usage, and telehealth perceptions.
...telehealth usage, and telehealth perceptions. --- An Analysis of Telehealth in a Post-Pandemic Rural, Midwestern...
Date: Aug 2016
Policy brief discussing federal and state activities related to telehealth, as well as Medicaid and private insurer reimbursement for telehealth services. Identifies the arguments in favor of and against paying for telehealth at parity with in-person care. Discusses the role telehealth can play in rural access to healthcare.
...Telehealth Parity Laws --- Policy brief discussing federal and state activities related to telehealth, as well...
Date: May 2020
Discusses telehealth programs in Missouri, including the early contributions of the Missouri Telehealth Network to the growth of telehealth and the MO HealthNet program. Discusses telehealth's impact on rural healthcare access and state-level approaches to reimbursement, licensing, restrictions, and telemedicine delivery.
...Telehealth Network to the growth of telehealth and the MO HealthNet program. Discusses telehealth's impact...
Date: Jun 2022
Study examining the experiences of substance use disorder (SUD) and mental health treatment service providers with telehealth based on surveys of 391 individuals on behalf of their organizations. Describes COVID-related experiences with telehealth, general telehealth experiences, and recommendations for continued telehealth delivery, including rural-specific insights and concerns.
...telehealth, general telehealth experiences, and recommendations for continued telehealth delivery, including rural-specific insights and concerns...
Date: Feb 2023
Provides an overview of how private health insurance plans cover telehealth services, as well as federal flexibilities that encouraged private health insurance plans to promote telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Summarizes the two main types of laws at the state level addressing telehealth coverage in private health insurance. Outlines considerations for telehealth coverage after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency.
...telehealth coverage in private health insurance. Outlines considerations for telehealth coverage after the end of the COVID...
Reviewed: Jun 8, 2023
A step-by-step guide for identifying and implementing rural community telehealth programs. Includes evidence-based examples, promising models, program best practices, and resources you can adapt to fit your program's needs.
...Telehealth Toolkit - RHIhub --- A step-by-step guide for identifying and implementing rural community telehealth...