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Resources Search Results for: telehealth

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441. MedPAC Comment on CMS's Proposed Rule on the Payment Systems for Hospital Outpatient Departments and Ambulatory Surgical Centers for 2023
Date: Sep 2022

Comments on a July 26, 2022, Federal Register proposed rule revising the Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and Medicare Ambulatory Surgical Center (ACS) payment system for calendar year 2023. Includes considerations for payment for 340B drugs, additional facility payments for Rural Emergency Hospitals, telehealth rehabilitation services beyond the COVID-19 public health emergency, and efforts for measuring equity and healthcare quality disparities.

...telehealth rehabilitation services beyond the COVID-19 public health emergency, and efforts for measuring equity...

442. Examining Barriers to Expanding Innovative, Value-Based Care in Medicare
Date: Sep 2018

Presents the September 2018 U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on Medicare efforts to transition from a fee-for-service model to a value-based payment model. Features testimony from physicians and healthcare associations, healthcare systems, first responders, and an information technology association. Testimony briefly addresses rural areas, particularly how broadband access and telehealth can benefit rural Americans.

...telehealth can benefit rural Americans. --- View more Examining Barriers to Expanding Innovative, Value-Based Care...

443. Third Annual Report: HCIA Disease-Specific Evaluation
Date: Feb 2017

Findings from the third year for 18 Health Care Innovation Awards Round One projects targeting patient populations with specific diseases. Provides information on program effectiveness based on Medicare and Medicaid claims data and awardee-collected data. Includes projects that serve a variety of rural areas and address conditions such as diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and chronic pain. Approaches discussed include care coordination, education, and telehealth.

...telehealth. --- View more Third Annual Report: HCIA Disease-Specific Evaluation Link View Resource Additional link...

444. Behavioral Health Care System Capacity in Pennsylvania and Its Impact on Hospital Emergency Departments and Patient Health
Date: Jul 2020

An assessment of Pennsylvania's behavioral health needs and the impact that the behavioral healthcare system's capacity has on hospital emergency departments and patient health. Examines the effect of provider shortages, the role of first responders, emergency response models, and efforts to expand telehealth. Mentions rural throughout.

...telehealth. Mentions rural throughout. --- View more Behavioral Health Care System Capacity in Pennsylvania and Its Impact...

445. Access to Maternal Health Care in Rural Communities: A Patient's Personal Story
Date: Jun 2019

Offers a short video featuring a patient's story about accessing maternal healthcare in rural Iowa. Includes the perspective of the obstetrician/gynecologist who provided her care using a combination of telehealth and in-person visits from South Dakota, the closest facility offering the services she needed. Transcript available below description.

...telehealth and in-person visits from South Dakota, the closest facility offering the services she needed...

446. Health Care's Role in Rural Economic Development: How Broadband Can Improve Health Outcomes
Date: Apr 2023

Policy brief exploring how lack of broadband infrastructure and adaptation in rural areas limits access to healthcare. Includes recommendations for policies and actions to improve the rural broadband infrastructure and promote telehealth.

...telehealth. --- View more Health Care's Role in Rural Economic Development: How Broadband Can Improve...

447. Evaluating the HCIA - Behavioral Health/Substance Abuse Awards: Third Annual Report
Date: Jan 2017

Third annual evaluations of 10 Health Care Innovation Awards Round One projects focused on mental health and substance abuse services. Awardee-specific chapters focus on program objectives, implementation experiences, and participant outcomes. Programs include HealthLinkNow, which uses telehealth to provide behavioral care services in rural areas, and the Prevention and Recovery in Early Psychosis Program, which was expanded to serve to rural counties in California.

...telehealth to provide behavioral care services in rural areas, and the Prevention and Recovery in Early...

448. Rural and Urban/Suburban Families' Use of a Web-Based Mental Health Intervention
Date: May 2017

Analyzes data from a web-based mental health intervention program serving adolescents and caregivers in disaster-affected areas of Missouri and Alabama, comparing rural and urban/suburban rates of accessing and completing web-based mental healthcare modules. Describes historic disparities in mental healthcare among rural communities, noting changes to access and engagement due to increased internet technology use among rural youth and adults. Discusses the potential of web-based healthcare interventions, including telehealth, to expand mental health services in rural areas.

...telehealth, to expand mental health services in rural areas. --- View more Rural and Urban/Suburban Families...

449. Aging on the Farm: Emerging Issues 2020-2021 Evaluation Report
Date: Jan 2023

Highlights 4 projects related to aging on the farm. Includes project descriptions, results, and future plans. Project topics include telehealth occupational therapy, data gathering on farmer needs in order to safely age in place, dementia awareness and healthcare quality, and exercise promotion for farmers with Parkinson's disease.

...telehealth occupational therapy, data gathering on farmer needs in order to safely age in place...

450. Broadband Availability and Access in Rural Pennsylvania
Date: Jun 2019

Report details broadband access in rural Pennsylvania. Discussed broadband speed and the role it plays in rural telehealth services. Features a literature review and policy recommendations.

...telehealth services. Features a literature review and policy recommendations. --- View more Broadband Availability and Access...