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Date: Dec 2018
Examines whether participation in technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building (ECHO) models improves retention of providers at the provider-level and the site-level, and whether results differ for Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) vs. non-HPSA sites.
...12/2018 The Lewin Group Health workforce supply and demand · Recruitment and retention of health professionals · Telehealth...
Reviewed: Sep 5, 2025
Summary information for the organization Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy/Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, including related information from this organization listed on the RHIhub website.
...technology (HIT) and promotes nationwide health information exchange to improve healthcare. Telehealth and Health Information Technology...
Date: Feb 2015
Policy paper discussing the unique challenges of providing behavioral healthcare services in rural areas. Includes policy recommendations and interventions related to workforce development, reimbursement and financing, integration of care, and the use of technology in delivering behavioral healthcare.
...health workforce · Health workforce shortage designations · Integrated service delivery · Policy · Reimbursement and payment models · Telehealth...
Date: May 2018
Policy position brief showing how telemedicine can help safety net providers care for people who live and work in rural and underserved areas. Lists types of programs, explores reimbursement issues, gives examples of innovative programs with telemedicine components, and offers recommendations for increasing access and improving outcomes.
...Greg Maurer 05/2018 National Rural Health Association Access · Health reform · Reimbursement and payment models · Telehealth...
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: May 2023
Outlines specific regulatory waivers and Medicare flexibilities for home health agencies issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Includes information on whether each waiver or flexibility has been terminated, will end at the conclusion of the public health emergency, or has become permanent.
...Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Healthcare quality · Home health · Infectious diseases · Legislation and regulations · Telehealth...
Date: Dec 2022
Provides an overview of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's ReConnect program, which provides loans, grants, and loan/grant combinations to build and enhance broadband infrastructure in eligible rural service areas. Summarizes program details, funding allocations, the three rounds of awards, and funding awards by state. Compares the ReConnect program with other USDA broadband programs. Identifies issues that may impact the program's effectiveness, related legislation introduced in the 117th Congress, and potential policy options.
...Congress, and potential policy options. 12/2022 Congressional Research Service Access · Broadband · Funding · Infrastructure · Policy · 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: Oct 2016
Examines the use of telemedicine consultation in Critical Access Hospital (CAH) emergency departments in North Dakota. Focuses on whether telemedicine was used more frequently based on severity of injury or illness and whether telemedicine use decreased hospital transfers.
...Critical Access Hospitals · Emergency department and urgent care services · Statistics and data · Telehealth · North Dakota...
Date: Dec 2021
Explores the feasibility, safety, and effectiveness of home-based blood pressure telemonitoring with remote hypertension management among a predominately rural and low-income population in Mississippi. Summarizes results of a study on 120 individuals conducted from September 4, 2018, through June 15, 2020.
...Hypertension, 78(6), 1927-1929 12/2021 Cardiovascular disease · Healthcare quality · Statistics and data · Telehealth · Mississippi...