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161. 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...

162. Disparities in the Use of In-Person and Telehealth Primary Care Among High- and Low-Risk Medicare Beneficiaries During COVID-19 - Resources
Date: Dec 2021

Study examining telehealth and in-person primary care for low-risk and high-risk Medicare beneficiaries, assessing telehealth's ability to compensate for fewer in-person clinical visits due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Describes rural and urban differences in health risk and telehealth utilization. Analyzes data from Medicare beneficiaries from an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) in Wisconsin.

...Telehealth Primary Care Among High- and Low-Risk Medicare Beneficiaries During COVID-19 --- Study examining...

163. The Evolution of Health System Planning and Implementation of Maternal Telehealth Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Resources
Date: Jun 2024

Analyzes the impact of telehealth to provide maternal healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Utilizes interview feedback from 15 health system leaders to discuss issues such as telehealth reimbursement, research, access, barriers, and integration. Includes commentary on telehealth use in rural areas.

...Telehealth Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic --- Analyzes the impact of telehealth to provide maternal...

164. 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 Link View Resource Description Policy brief focused on telehealth...

165. 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...

166. An Evaluation of Telehealth Use by Medicare Beneficiaries in 2020 - Resources
Date: Sep 2021

Research brief examining telehealth use for outpatient evaluation and management from January 2019 to December 2020 based on a 20% sample of fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries. Charts monthly trends for in-person and telehealth visits and compares rural and urban telehealth use, offering policy implications related to rural access to services.

...Telehealth Use by Medicare Beneficiaries in 2020 --- Research brief examining telehealth use for outpatient evaluation...

167. 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...

168. 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 and opioid use disorder (SUD/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/OUD care.

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

169. Roundtable Discussion: Examining the Role of Telehealth during COVID-19 and Beyond - Resources
Date: Aug 2020

Video recording of an August 6, 2020, discussion on telehealth policies and impacts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and key considerations for the future of telehealth policy. Examines rural topics throughout, including access to broadband and using RHCs and FQHCs as originating site providers for telehealth services. Transcript available by clicking the dots above the video description, then selecting Show transcript.

...Telehealth during COVID-19 and Beyond --- Video recording of an August 6, 2020, discussion on telehealth...

170. 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...