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581. Nonmydriatic Fundus Photography for Teleophthalmology Diabetic Retinopathy Screening in Rural and Urban Clinics - Resources
Date: Feb 2014

Examines the diagnostic value of telehealth for eye exams to screen for diabetic retinopathy in remote California tribal reservations compared to patients seen in person at an urban University of California Davis medical clinic. Includes data and statistics for urban versus rural and optic conditions present.

...telehealth for eye exams to screen for diabetic retinopathy in remote California tribal reservations compared...

582. Beneficiary and Clinician Perspectives on Medicare and Other Issues: Findings from 2023 Focus Groups in Select States - Resources
Date: Feb 2024

Summarizes findings from 24 focus groups of Medicare beneficiaries, Medicare and Medicaid (dual eligible) beneficiaries, and clinicians conducted between May and July 2023, including three virtual focus groups of rural Medicare beneficiaries. Highlights themes that emerged across the focus groups covering Medicare coverage options, access to care, telehealth, organization of care, and prescription drugs.

...telehealth, organization of care, and prescription drugs. --- Beneficiary and Clinician Perspectives on Medicare and Other...

583. Legislative Action Bridging Public Health and Clinical Healthcare - Resources
Date: Jan 2024

Discusses legislation that relates to equitable access to healthcare, with a focus on telehealth, infrastructure, safety net services, management of healthcare costs, and the expansion of the healthcare workforce. Includes information on access to emergency departments in rural areas and the Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) designation.

...telehealth, infrastructure, safety net services, management of healthcare costs, and the expansion of the healthcare...

584. April 2021 MACPAC Meeting Transcript - Resources
Date: Apr 2021

Transcript from the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission's (MACPAC) April 2021 meeting. Covers the review of draft chapters and recommendations regarding high-cost specialty drugs, improving integration through dual-eligible special needs plans (D-SNPs), access to mental health services for adults, access to behavioral health services for children and adolescents, electronic health records as a tool for behavioral health services integration, and the non-emergency medical transportation benefit. Also details lessons from states on rebalancing, ensuring quality in Medicaid and CHIP, and what states are learning from the expanded use of telehealth.

...telehealth. --- April 2021 MACPAC Meeting Transcript Transcript from the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access...

585. MedPAC Comment on CMS's Proposed Rule on the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2023 - Resources
Date: Sep 2022

Comment on a July 29, 2022, Federal Register proposed rule revising the physician fee schedule to improve payment systems for physicians and other Medicare Part B revisions. Includes a discussion of the coverage of certain telehealth services after the COVID-19 public health emergency, as well as rebasing and revising the Medicare Economic Index (MEI).

...telehealth services after the COVID-19 public health emergency, as well as rebasing and revising...

586. MedPAC Report to the Congress: Medicare and the Health Care Delivery System, June 2016 - Resources
Date: Jun 2016

Includes chapters on pricing and payment systems, Medicare drug spending, Part B drug and oncology payment policy issues, improving Part D, improving efficiency and preserving access to emergency care in rural areas, telehealth services and Medicare, and issues affecting dual-eligible beneficiaries. Rural providers and rural patient populations are discussed throughout the report.

...telehealth services and Medicare, and issues affecting dual-eligible beneficiaries. Rural providers and rural patient...

587. Telehomecare Monitoring Services: Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems VNA Home Health Hospice - Resources
Date: Apr 2018

Discusses the development, impact, lessons learned, and future goals of a telehealth home health and hospice monitoring program for a healthcare system in rural Maine.

...telehealth home health and hospice monitoring program for a healthcare system in rural Maine. --- Telehomecare...

588. MACPAC Response to CMS Request for Information on Access and Coverage in Medicaid and CHIP - Resources
Date: Apr 2022

Letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) responding to a request for information on access to coverage and care in Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Discusses strategies related to enrolling in and maintaining coverage, accessing services, and ensuring adequate payment rates. Includes information on physical and behavioral health integration, substance use disorder treatment for pregnant and postpartum women, telehealth, and more.

...telehealth, and more. --- MACPAC Response to CMS Request for Information on Access and Coverage in Medicaid...

589. How Rural Hospitals Improve Value and Affordability - Resources
Date: Feb 2019

Issue brief discussing four strategies rural hospitals are undertaking to improve the quality of care and patient experience, while decreasing the cost of healthcare services. Covers strategies on population health, new models of care, telehealth, and workforce programs. Includes multiple case studies and rural program examples for each strategy.

...telehealth, and workforce programs. Includes multiple case studies and rural program examples for each strategy...

590. Project ECHO's Complex Care Initiative: Building Capacity to Help "Superutilizers" in Underserved Communities - Resources
Date: Aug 2016

Describes a case study from the University of New Mexico's Project ECHO (Extension for Community Health Outcomes) program, which uses telehealth to support primary care clinicians in underserved areas. Focuses on a project targeting Medicaid beneficiaries with substance abuse and mental health issues, with details on two primary care teams being supported, including one in a rural New Mexico community.

...telehealth to support primary care clinicians in underserved areas. Focuses on a project targeting Medicaid...