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161. 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...

162. 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...

163. Use of Telehealth to Improve Healthcare Access and Outcomes in Surgical Oncology - Resources
Date: Aug 2024

Explores the role of telehealth in improving healthcare access and outcomes in surgical oncology. Discusses geographic barriers to surgical oncology interventions how telehealth can help mitigate barriers to access. Highlights strategies to improve telehealth access and adoption.

...Telehealth to Improve Healthcare Access and Outcomes in Surgical Oncology --- Explores the role of telehealth...

164. 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...

165. 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...

166. Not Your Mother's Healthcare: Surveying Consumer Experiences with Telehealth Services - Resources
Date: Aug 2021

Recording of an August 4, 2021, webinar on telehealth use during the COVID-19 pandemic. Presents results of a survey conducted between June 28-July 18, 2021, on telehealth utilization, patient satisfaction, and obstacles to accessing telehealth services. Includes data on rural and urban differences throughout. Transcript available in the video description.

...Telehealth Services --- Recording of an August 4, 2021, webinar on telehealth use during the COVID...

167. Predictors of Telehealth Use after the Minnesota Telehealth Act: Analysis Using the Minnesota All Payer Claims Database - Resources
Date: Aug 2024

Examines factors contributing to telehealth use among commercially insured and Medicare Advantage patients in Minnesota. Factors evaluated include age, sex, various chronic health conditions, rurality, broadband access, and more.

...Telehealth Use after the Minnesota Telehealth Act: Analysis Using the Minnesota All Payer Claims Database...

168. The Role of Telehealth in Sepsis Care in Rural Emergency Departments: A Qualitative Study of Emergency Department Sepsis Telehealth User Perspectives - Resources
Date: Apr 2025

Explores rural emergency department staff use of and perspectives on provider-to-provider telehealth (tele-ED) use for rural patients with sepsis, using data from interviews with 27 hub physicians, rural ED providers, and nurses in the Upper Midwest. Discusses topics related to rural barriers and facilitators of tele-ED use, impacts on quality of care, staff and facility-level factors, and more.

...Telehealth in Sepsis Care in Rural Emergency Departments: A Qualitative Study of Emergency Department Sepsis...

169. Continuing Education Training Focused on the Development of Behavioral Telehealth Competencies in Behavioral Healthcare Providers - Resources
Date: Dec 2012

Examines the impact of a Behavioral Telehealth Ethical Competencies Training Program on the development of behavioral telehealth competency by 16 behavioral health providers. Explores the 14 behavioral telehealth competencies using video vignettes and self-reported competence surveys to determine the effectiveness of the training program.

...Telehealth Competencies in Behavioral Healthcare Providers --- Examines the impact of a Behavioral Telehealth Ethical Competencies...

170. Opportunities Exist to Strengthen Evaluation and Oversight of Telehealth for Behavioral Health in Medicaid - Resources
Date: Sep 2021

Explores how 37 states evaluated and conducted oversight of telehealth for behavioral health services for Medicaid enrollees in January and February 2020. Discusses states' experiences with telehealth and the impacts of telehealth on access to care, as well as concerns regarding the impact of these services on cost and quality of care. Provides recommendations for states the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to meet the behavioral health needs of Medicaid enrollees and prevent fraud, waste, and abuse.

...Telehealth for Behavioral Health in Medicaid --- Explores how 37 states evaluated and conducted oversight of telehealth...