Website Search Results for: telehealth
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Date: Dec 2018
Describes changes to the Controlled Substance Act (CSA) authorizing special registration for telemedicine to increase access to healthcare providers that can prescribe controlled substances using telemedicine, with the goal of helping address the opioid crisis and shortage of mental health providers. Outlines the seven categories for the practice of telemedicine under the authority of the CSA. The Drug Enforcement Administration plans to publish the related proposed rule to finalize the registration process and procedures.
...Policy · Prescription drug misuse · Substance use and misuse · Telehealth · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...
Date: Sep 2018
Compares the weight loss outcomes of residents in rural and urban areas of Arkansas and Vermont participating in an on-line behavioral weight loss intervention, and assesses any rural and urban differences in adherence to treatment goals.
...Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Telehealth · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Arkansas · Vermont...
Date: Sep 2018
Study examining use of telemedicine to promote smoking cessation in 8 New York counties, comparing the effectiveness of automated voice recognition (AVR) messages directed to residents of underserved areas. Analyzes data from 5812 participants based on sociodemographic characteristics, including residence in rural versus urban areas.
...differences · Statistics and data · Telehealth · Tobacco use · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · New York...
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: Jun 2020
Discusses strategies from state legislatures and other stakeholders to increase access to healthcare in rural areas. Focuses on policies and policy options for state legislatures in three areas: improving health insurance coverage, safeguarding rural health facilities, and changing rural healthcare delivery. Features examples from Colorado, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
...Reimbursement and payment models · Scope of practice · Service delivery models · Telehealth · Colorado · Georgia · Pennsylvania · Wisconsin...
Date: Mar 2026
Discusses legislation passed by state legislatures to address rural healthcare workforce challenges. Describes policies related to measuring the health workforce, encouraging rural practice, enhancing access to specialty care, and retaining rural healthcare professionals.
...education and training · Health workforce supply and demand · Policy · Recruitment and retention of health professionals · Telehealth...
Date: Dec 2019
Reports on the characteristics of demand for fixed broadband among households and small businesses in rural areas and how they affect private sector infrastructure investments. Discusses the role of schools and libraries as providers of broadband service and training to rural residents, and how broadband enabled services, such as telemedicine, may encourage rural households and small businesses to adopt the technology. Highlights federal programs and policies that may increase or impede broadband demand, and offers options for the U.S. Congress to consider as it addresses rural broadband demand.
...Congressional Research Service Broadband · Legislation and regulations · Policy · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Telehealth...
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: Feb 2020
Examines the role broadband plays in impacting health and equity in rural and urban areas, and identifies policy reforms to reduce these barriers. Outlines how government and marketplaces influence access to broadband, and offers case studies demonstrating effective methods to develop more equitable outcomes.
...Lara Fishbane, Angela Siefer, Bill Callahan 02/2020 Brookings Institution Access · Broadband · Rural-urban differences · Telehealth...
Date: Sep 2020
Uses dispensing records from traditional pharmacies and telepharmacies in the Midwest to compare patients' adherence to and inappropriate use of prescription medications between 2013 and 2019. Includes data and statistics on medication adherence and use, with information broken down by patient characteristics, such as age, rurality, payer, risk, and more.
...Access · Pharmacy and prescription drugs · Prescription drug misuse · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Telehealth...