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51. State Medicaid Telehealth Policies Before and During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: 2022 Update - Resources
Date: Nov 2022

Examines state Medicaid telehealth coverage, policies, and utilization before and after the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE). Describes the types of Medicaid services that were allowed to be delivered by telehealth and the types of telehealth modality covered before the PHE, in May 2020, and in January 2022. Outlines the status of state Medicaid telehealth flexibilities based on state executive orders and Medicaid agency guidance. Builds on a July 2021 analysis of state Medicaid telehealth coverage, policies, and utilization before and after the COVID-19 PHE.

...telehealth and the types of telehealth modality covered before the PHE, in May 2020, and in January...

52. Updated Analysis: Using Population-Based Outcome Measures to Assess the Impact of Telehealth Expansion on Medicare Beneficiaries' Access to Care and Quality of Care - Resources
Date: Jun 2024

Explores the association between telehealth use, quality of care, and access to care when both telehealth and in-person visits are available to fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare beneficiaries. Compares data from the second half of 2018 and 2019 to the second half of 2022 by the level of telehealth utilization in Hospital Service Areas (HSAs). Describes the effects of telehealth for urban and rural beneficiaries and differentiates between telehealth utilization for behavioral and non-behavioral health services. Updates a June 2023 report that analyzed data from 2021.

...telehealth use, quality of care, and access to care when both telehealth and in-person...

53. Veterans Health Care: VA's Video Telehealth Access Program Would Benefit from Performance Goals and Measures - Resources
Date: Aug 2024

Describes programs implemented by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Health Administration (VHA) to address veterans' barriers to accessing telehealth, with a focus on the Accessing Telehealth at Local Area Stations (ATLAS) Pilot Program. Examines telehealth performance and use data, veterans' satisfaction with VHA telehealth services, and VHA efforts to assess the quality of its telehealth services. Offers recommendations to the VHA regarding the development and use of performance goals and measures to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the ATLAS program.

...telehealth, with a focus on the Accessing Telehealth at Local Area Stations (ATLAS) Pilot Program...

54. Study of Telehealth Expansion and Payment Parity: Preliminary Report to the Minnesota Legislature 2023 - Resources
Date: May 2023

Provides an overview of telehealth usage in Minnesota, with a focus on the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on telehealth; issues of access, quality, satisfaction, and equity; payment parity; audio-only telehealth; and more. Includes 2021 Minnesota Health Access (MNHA) Survey data about telehealth satisfaction for various populations, including rural, as well as telehealth implications for rural areas.

...telehealth; issues of access, quality, satisfaction, and equity; payment parity; audio-only telehealth; and more...

55. Outpatient Telehealth Use Soared Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic but Has since Receded - Resources
Date: Feb 2022

Brief examining outpatient telehealth visits from March 2019 to August 2021 based on a data set that includes over 126 million patients from 889 hospitals and 19,320 clinics nationwide. Covers changes in telehealth use during the pandemic, telehealth use by age group and sex, rural and urban rates of telehealth use, and telehealth use for management of chronic conditions. Discusses impacts on healthcare access, cost, quality, and outcomes, as well as policy implications.

...telehealth use by age group and sex, rural and urban rates of telehealth use, and telehealth...

56. What to Know About Medicare Coverage of Telehealth - Resources
Date: Oct 2024

Discusses telehealth use by Medicare patients before, during, and after declaration of the COVID-19 public health emergency. Notes temporary telehealth provisions set to expire December 31, 2024, telehealth provisions made permanent, and trends in use since 2020. Includes rural and urban comparisons of telehealth use since 2020. Discusses payment models for Medicare and Medicare Advantage, current policies related to telehealth, fraud, and the cost of coverage through Medicare.

...Telehealth --- Discusses telehealth use by Medicare patients before, during, and after declaration of the COVID...

57. National Institutes of Health Pathways to Prevention Workshop: Improving Rural Health Through Telehealth-Guided Provider-to-Provider Communication - Resources
Date: Dec 2022

Examines the effectiveness of rural provider-to-provider collaboration through the use of telehealth based on a systematic review of rural provider-to-provider telehealth (RPPT) and the results of a workshop of rural health experts. Discusses uptake of different types of telehealth, benefits of provider-to-provider telehealth for rural patients, barriers and facilitators to implementation and sustainability, and limitations of studies examining rural telehealth.

...telehealth based on a systematic review of rural provider-to-provider telehealth (RPPT) and the results...

58. Bridging the Digital Divide: Advancing Telehealth Equity - Resources
Date: Nov 2022

Describes the rise in telehealth use in Massachusetts since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and disparities in use across populations. Summarizes the access, quality, and experience factors associated with telehealth from the perspective of patients, providers, and community leaders. Identifies barriers and factors that promoted telehealth use. Offers recommendations for health plans to advance telehealth equity by addressing the root causes of the digital divide, promoting digital inclusion, removing structural and financial barriers to telehealth access, and supporting higher quality and more inclusive care delivery.

...Telehealth Equity --- Describes the rise in telehealth use in Massachusetts since the onset of the COVID...

59. Telehealth Centers of Excellence - RHIhub Toolkit - Toolkits
Reviewed: Jun 8, 2023

Overview of the Telehealth Centers of Excellence funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration. Describes the types of resources the centers provide.

...Telehealth Centers of Excellence. Telehealth Centers of Excellence are established, successful, and self-sustaining telehealth...

60. Using Telehealth to Put Patients at the Center of Healthcare - The Rural Monitor - Rural Monitor
Date: Jul 26, 2017

Mario Gutierrez, MPH, Executive Director of the Center for Connected Health Policy's National Telehealth Policy Resource Center, discusses the important role telehealth plays for rural patients in delivering healthcare directly to their homes and communities. - The Rural Monitor

...Telehealth Policy Resource Center, discusses the important role telehealth plays for rural patients in delivering...