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161. State Policy Changes Could Increase Access to Opioid Treatment via Telehealth - Resources
Date: Dec 2021

Issue brief discussing barriers to opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment via telehealth and policy recommendations to support telehealth, including reimbursement and regulatory policies. Discusses issues of broadband access, infrastructure, and data collection in relation to telehealth implementation.

...Telehealth --- Issue brief discussing barriers to opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment via telehealth and policy...

162. Comment Letter on HHS Report to Congress on Telehealth for Pediatric SUD - Resources
Date: Nov 2020

Reviews the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) report, Reducing Barriers to Furnishing Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Services Using Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring for Pediatric Populations Under Medicaid: Final Report. Covers the role of telehealth in mitigating the shortage of behavioral health providers and expanding behavioral health services to children covered by Medicaid. Discusses the need for additional research on telehealth in Medicaid, information sharing between states, and addressing barriers to technology.

...Telehealth for Pediatric SUD --- Reviews the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) report...

163. Telehealth and Patient Safety During the COVID-19 Response - Resources
Date: May 2020

Discusses the use of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic and presents safety protocols to transition care from telehealth to in-person treatment. Looks at the ways telehealth is used as a substitute for regular visits, as well as for monitoring the virus.

...Telehealth and Patient Safety During the COVID-19 Response --- Discusses the use of telehealth during...

164. The Opioid Epidemic in Rural Communities: Can Telehealth Increase Access to Medication for Opioid Use Disorder and Offset Barriers to Care? - Resources
Date: Jun 2025

Examines the impact of telehealth on access to medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and substance use disorder (SUD) and opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment. Utilizes data from the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program's (RCORP) consortia, the National Survey of Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), and the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) to analyze access to MOUD and rates of telehealth use for rural consortia. Discusses potential barriers and factors impacting telehealth implementation for SUD and OUD care.

...telehealth use for rural consortia. Discusses potential barriers and factors impacting telehealth implementation for SUD and OUD care...

165. Telehealth in Rural America - Resources
Date: Jul 2019

Policy brief focused on telehealth in the rural U.S. Addresses state and national policies related to insurance coverage of telehealth, infrastructure challenges such as broadband access, licensure issues, reimbursement, and other barriers to telehealth access.

...telehealth access. --- Telehealth in Rural America Policy brief focused on telehealth in the rural U.S. Addresses...

166. State of Telehealth: Removing Barriers to Access and Improving Patient Outcomes - Resources
Date: Oct 2021

Presents a recording of an October 7, 2021, hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband. Examines the importance of access to telehealth services, telehealth utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact of the pandemic on telehealth regulations, and the role of broadband access in the public health response. Features testimony from the American Academy of Family Physicians, Project ECHO, Avel eCare, and the Federal Communications Commission.

...telehealth services, telehealth utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact of the pandemic on telehealth...

167. Telehealth Decreases Rural Emergency Department Wait Times for Behavioral Health Patients in a Group of Critical Access Hospitals - Resources
Date: Dec 2019

Explores impacts of telehealth on behavioral health patients in rural emergency departments (EDs) at 4 Midwestern Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs). Compares wait time and length of stay (LOS) for 153 patients from 2005-2013 before telehealth implementation and 287 patents from 2015-2017 after telehealth implementation. Provides data on patient demographics, wait time, LOS, behavioral health diagnosis, and total costs of ED visit.

...telehealth implementation and 287 patents from 2015-2017 after telehealth implementation. Provides data on patient...

168. Telehealth for the Treatment of Serious Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders - Resources
Date: Jun 2021

Evidence-based resource guide examining telehealth initiatives to treat serious mental illness (SMI) and substance use disorders (SUD) based on published research. Topics cover effectiveness of telehealth modalities, implementation of evidence-based practices, examples of telehealth treatment programs, and evaluation resources. Discusses rural-specific concerns throughout the guide.

...telehealth modalities, implementation of evidence-based practices, examples of telehealth treatment programs, and evaluation resources...

169. Experiences of Health Centers in Implementing Telehealth Visits for Underserved Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from the Connected Care Accelerator Initiative - Resources
Date: 2022

Offers an analysis of telehealth implementation in safety net settings with a focus on Federally Qualified Health Centers based on health center-provided telehealth visit data from February 2019-August 2021, as well as interviews with leadership and staff. Covers trends in telehealth use in health centers that participate in the California Health Care Foundation's Connected Care Accelerator initiative, the perceptions of health center leaders and staff, and implications for future policy, practice, and investigation.

...Telehealth Visits for Underserved Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from the Connected Care...

170. Medicare Learning Network: Telehealth & Remote Patient Monitoring - Resources
Reviewed: Mar 2026

Contains information on originating sites, distant site practitioners, telehealth services, billing and payment for professional services furnished via telehealth as well as for the originating site facility fee, telehealth home health, remote patient monitoring, and a list of helpful websites.

...Telehealth & Remote Patient Monitoring --- Contains information on originating sites, distant site practitioners, telehealth services, billing...