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161. Video and Telephone Telehealth Use and Web-Based Patient Portal Activation Among Rural-Dwelling Patients: Retrospective Medical Record Review and Policy Implications - Resources
Date: Aug 2025

Analyzes patient characteristics associated with telehealth use among rural California adults, utilizing electronic health record data of 9,359 patients dwelling in rural California ZIP codes. Provides data on patients' telehealth modality, provider type, portal activation, level of rurality, age, primary language, and other clinical and demographic characteristics. Discusses policy approaches to improving telehealth access in rural areas.

...telehealth access in rural areas. --- Video and Telephone Telehealth Use and Web-Based Patient Portal...

162. Determinants of Telehealth Service Use among Mental Health Patients: A Case of Rural Louisiana - Resources
Date: Jun 2022

Examines the use of telehealth for mental health appointments in rural Louisiana. Analyzes 6 mental health outpatient clinics that completed 7,069 telehealth visits with 1,115 patients from April 2020 to March 2021. Discusses how demographic factors and severity of disease impact telehealth usage.

...Telehealth Service Use among Mental Health Patients: A Case of Rural Louisiana --- Examines the use of telehealth...

163. Medicare and Telehealth: Coverage and Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Options for the Future - Resources
Date: May 2021

Provides an overview of changes made to Medicare's coverage of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Explores Medicare beneficiaries' use of telehealth in summer and fall 2020, and presents data by beneficiary demographic characteristics, dual-eligibility, presence and type of chronic conditions, and metropolitan status. Examines issues and questions regarding telehealth coverage beyond the COVID-19 public health emergency.

...telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Explores Medicare beneficiaries' use of telehealth in summer and fall...

164. Using Telehealth to Identify and Manage Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Conditions in Rural Areas - Resources
Date: Sep 2017

Reports on an environmental scan, discussions with providers and stakeholders, and site visits regarding how telehealth supports behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment. Addresses how telehealth is used, implementation, services offered, financing and sustainability. Focuses on the implications for treating opioid use disorders in rural areas, in particular, using medication-assisted treatment (MAT) with support from telehealth. Appendix B includes site briefs from the 9 states included in the study.

...telehealth supports behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment. Addresses how telehealth is used, implementation...

165. Using Telehealth to Improve Home-Based Care for Older Adults and Family Caregivers - Resources
Date: May 2018

Describes consumer perspectives and policy concerns with telehealth. Includes examples of home telehealth strategies, potential benefits and challenges, and discussion of home telehealth coverage in federal and state programs, including the Veterans Health Administration, Medicaid, and Medicare.

...telehealth. Includes examples of home telehealth strategies, potential benefits and challenges, and discussion of home...

166. The Future of Telehealth Roundtable: The Potential Impact of Emerging Technologies on Health Equity - Resources
Date: May 2022

Presents insights and key ideas from a roundtable on the future of telehealth following the COVID-19 pandemic, covering barriers to telehealth delivery, opportunities for equitable care, and policy and regulatory issues impacting telehealth access. Includes rural mentions throughout.

...telehealth following the COVID-19 pandemic, covering barriers to telehealth delivery, opportunities for equitable care...

167. 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...

168. Transforming Care: The Impact of COVID-19 on Telehealth Adoption in U.S. Home Health Care Agencies - Resources
Date: Sep 2025

Surveys 474 home health agencies between November 2022 and March 2024 to identify telehealth use and the perceived impact of COVID-19 policies on telehealth adoption. Includes rural and urban comparisons of telehealth modalities utilized to discuss targeted policies to support rural adoption.

...telehealth use and the perceived impact of COVID-19 policies on telehealth adoption. Includes rural...

169. Understanding the Optimal Balance of Using Telehealth and In-person Services to Support Adults with Serious Mental Illness and Children with Serious Emotional Disturbance - Resources
Date: Nov 2024

Explores the balance between telehealth and in-person care for serious mental illness (SMI) and children with serious emotional disturbance (SED). Summarizes findings from an environmental scan and focus groups with mental health providers, adults with SMI, and parents of children with SED. Discusses how focus group participants made decisions about using telehealth versus in-person mental healthcare and how telehealth impacted access to care and engagement in treatment relative to in-person services.

...telehealth versus in-person mental healthcare and how telehealth impacted access to care and engagement...

170. 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...