Website Search Results for: telehealth
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Date: Oct 2019
Examines reasons for the rural obstetrical care crisis and discusses how public policy and technological innovation can improve healthcare quality and access in rural America. Includes sections on scope-of-practice restrictions and policy barriers to telemedicine's broad implementation.
...care · Maternal health workforce · Scope of practice · Telehealth · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Women...
Date: 2017
Reports on a pilot program conducted by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and faculty from the University of Washington School of Medicine using the Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (Project ECHO) model. Determines if the Project Echo model was a viable option to support the capacity of clinicians in rural areas to effectively treat patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in underserved areas.
...Health workforce education and training · Specialty care · Statistics and data · Telehealth · Alaska · Idaho · Montana · Washington...
Date: May 2016
Demonstrates the trends in the use of telemedicine utilization by rural Medicare beneficiaries between 2004 and 2013. Data is derived from Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes or telemedicine-specific codes, using Medicare's definition for rural. Includes a table comparing patient characteristics for Medicare beneficiaries with and without a telemedicine visit in 2013.
...Journal of the American Medical Association, 315(18), 2015–2016 05/2016 Medicare · Statistics and data · Telehealth...
Date: Aug 2019
Highlights a study on the effectiveness of a virtual urgent care (VUC) program in expanding healthcare access and addressing health equity in rural populations in North Carolina. Compares rural versus urban areas and breaks down data by rates of poverty, Medicare and Medicaid enrollment, and broadband access, among other measures.
...Health disparities · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Statistics and data · Telehealth · North Carolina...
Date: Jan 2020
Discusses an asynchronous infectious disease eConsultation program for hospitalized patients, and examines the program's effect on mortality, readmission, and hospital transfer at two rural Minnesota hospitals. Compares the implementation of this service with other telemedicine programs. Describes referring provider and infection disease specialists' satisfaction with the eConsultation service.
...Open Forum Infectious Diseases, 7(1) 01/2020 Access · Infectious diseases · Inpatient care · Mortality · Telehealth · Minnesota...
Date: Jun 2019
Results of a study to examine factors influencing the choice of communication medium for receiving healthcare, through analysis of mobile health versus telemedicine visits with a virtual urgent clinic. Features statistics including demographics of virtual urgent clinic users, with breakdowns by urban and rural settings.
...urgent care services · Mobile and episodic healthcare delivery · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Telehealth...
Date: Jan 2021
Interactive tool offering evidence-based solutions to increase mental healthcare utilization, increase access to care, and establish a continuum of care. Contains examples of each solution in practice. Solutions can be filtered to view those specifically of interest to rural communities.
...delivery · Mental health · Policy · Recruitment and retention of health professionals · Reimbursement and payment models · Telehealth...
Date: Apr 2020
Explores the scope of dementia-related knowledge among attendees of a caregiving telemedicine program in rural Kentucky. Discusses the educational needs of participants regarding dementia as well as implications for the program and further research for similar programs.
...Journal of Rural Health, 1-6 04/2020 Aging and aging-related services · Informal caregivers · Telehealth...
Date: Jan 2021
Discusses the challenges of treating patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Highlights decisions made by primary care physicians regarding harm reduction related to COVID-19 that may have detrimental effects for OUD patient.
...Opioids · Prescription drug misuse · Primary care · Telehealth · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · North Carolina...
Date: Jul 2020
Resources for rural healthcare systems preparing for and responding to a COVID-19 surge. Includes resources for emergency medical services, inpatient and hospital care, ambulatory care, and long-term care settings. Addresses a wide range of topics including healthcare operations, space, supplies, funding, and more.
...facilities · Hospitals · Inpatient care · Long-term care · Occupational health and safety · Outpatient care · Policy · Telehealth...
