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1231. Association of Hospital Telestroke Adoption With Changes in Initial Hospital Presentation and Transfers Among Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attacks - Resources
Date: Sep 2021

Results of a study to assess whether implementation of telestroke services is associated with changes in where and how patients present with stroke symptoms, their decision to be transferred to another hospital, and to which hospitals they are transferred. Uses data from 593 hospitals that adopted telestroke from 2009-2016. Features statistics on hospital characteristics by telestroke status, with breakdowns by urban or rural location.

...Open, 4(9) 09/2021 Access · Cardiovascular disease · Hospitals · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Telehealth...

1232. Association of the Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes Project With Use of Direct-Acting Antiviral Treatment Among US Adults With Hepatitis C - Resources
Date: Jul 2021

Results of a study of 267,908 patients to examine the association between Project ECHO and use of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Features statistics with breakdowns by urban or rural location.

...07/2021 Access · Infectious diseases · Primary care · Rural-urban differences · Specialty care · Statistics and data · Telehealth...

1233. Mobile Health School Screening and Telemedicine Referral to Improve Access to Specialty Care in Rural Alaska: A Cluster-Randomised Controlled Trial - Resources
Date: Jul 2022

Study examining school-based telemedicine specialty referral for hearing loss in 15 rural Alaskan communities. Compares outcomes for participants who received a telemedicine specialty referral and who received a standard primary care referral, including time to follow-up, prevalence of hearing loss, hearing-related quality of life, and school performance.

...e1033 07/2022 Children and youth · Health screening · Hearing impairment · Schools · Statistics and data · Telehealth · Alaska...

1234. Telerehabilitation Has Potential, but More Research, Funding, and Advocacy Are Needed - Resources
Date: Jan 2023

Reviews existing evidence on the use of telerehabilitation in the delivery of rehabilitation services, including physical therapy. Identifies barriers to the effective implementation of telerehabilitation and suggests potential areas that professional advocacy and policy can address to improve access to telerehabilitation services.

...Health Affairs Forefront 01/2023 Access · Physical therapy · Policy · Post-acute care · Statistics and data · Telehealth...

1235. Pairing Project ECHO and Patient Navigation as an Innovative Approach to Improving the Health and Wellness of Cancer Survivors in Rural Settings - Resources
Date: Sep 2022

Presents a study on the use of Project ECHO and patient navigation programs to support rural cancer control programs for survivors. Evaluates the efficacy of the programs in improving both access to cancer support care, as well as the quality of care received. Details the challenges and facilitators to these programs in each site.

...Health, 38(4), 855-864 09/2022 Access · Cancer · Healthcare quality · Telehealth · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention...

1236. Telemedicine Use and Quality of Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in the US During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Resources
Date: Jan 2023

Results of a study of 1,768 clinicians treating 11,801 patients with opioid use disorder (OUD), to examine the association between telemedicine adoption during the COVID-19 pandemic and indicators of OUD treatment quality. Explores medications for OUD (MOUD) prescribing and OUD-related clinical events, including drug overdose, inpatient detoxification, and rehabilitation center stay. Features statistics including patient and clinician characteristics, with breakdowns by metropolitan, micropolitan, small town, and rural location.

...Pharmacy and prescription drugs · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Substance use and misuse · Telehealth...

1237. Disparities in Virtual Cardiology Visits Among Veterans Health Administration Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Resources
Date: Dec 2022

Presents the results of a study to determine how the COVID-19 pandemic, during the first year, influenced the digital divide for patients using virtual and video-based care in Veterans Health Administration (VA) cardiology clinics across the U.S. Study examined sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, drive time to care, geographic location – rural and urban – and encounter type to determine changes in access to care by video, phone, and face-to-face.

...Open, 5(4) 12/2022 Access · Cardiovascular disease · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Telehealth · Veterans...

1238. Impact of Project ECHO on Patient and Community Health Outcomes: A Scoping Review - Resources
Date: Sep 2022

Explores the impact of Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) on improving patient care in rural and underserved areas through a literature review of ECHO-related research articles. Examines 15 studies to see ECHO impacts on the health outcomes at the individual patient level, clinical practice level, and community level.

...Academic Medicine, 97(9), 1393-1402 09/2022 Health workforce education and training · Healthcare quality · Telehealth...

1239. Use of and Retention on Video, Telephone, and In-Person Buprenorphine Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Resources
Date: Oct 2022

Examines modality of treatment delivery for patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) and how various modalities are associated with 90-day patient retention. Analyzes 17,182 Veterans Health Administration (VHA) patients who received buprenorphine for OUD treatment from March 2020 to March 2021 by video, telephone, in-person care, or a combination of the modalities. Includes data broken down by age, sex, race/ethnicity, VHA eligibility, housing status, substance use, mental health, comorbidities, and rurality, including urban, large rural, small/isolated rural, and unknown location.

...Pharmacy and prescription drugs · Prescription drug misuse · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Telehealth · Veterans...

1240. Teleneurology via Tablet Technology: An Effective Low-Cost Method to Increase Healthcare Accessibility - Resources
Date: Mar 2023

Presents a study on the use of low-cost tablets in place of more expensive "telemedicine robots" as a means of providing teleneurology services to small rural hospitals. Evaluates a hub-and-spoke teleneurology program based at Vanderbilt University Medical Center serving smaller, community-based hospitals in Kentucky and Tennessee. Draws data from physician and patient surveys.

...Health, 23(1), 7591 03/2023 Population health · Specialty care · Statistics and data · Telehealth · Kentucky · Tennessee...