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Date: Jun 2020
Discusses the geographic barriers rural patients may face when seeking cancer treatment. Provides an overview of policy solutions to date. Identifies federal and state policy options that could extend cancer care to rural areas through telehealth services.
...telehealth services. --- View more Expanding the Capacity of Rural Cancer Care With Teleoncology Link View...
Date: Feb 2021
Examines existing laws and services in Pennsylvania and offers recommendations to ensure that sexual assault victims receive quality, trauma-informed medical care. Includes recommendations to promote a certified sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) program, increase the use of telehealth, and provide for a designation for hospitals, based on their ability to provide comprehensive sexual assault services. Features a section comparing availability of certified SANE nurses in rural and urban areas.
...telehealth, and provide for a designation for hospitals, based on their ability to provide comprehensive...
Date: Sep 2021
Discusses challenges to delivering hospice care in rural areas. Highlights changes to allow providers at Rural Health Centers and Federal Qualified Health Centers to serve as attending physicians for hospice patients. Explores the impact of COVID-19 on the delivery of hospice services, including the use of telehealth services and workforce concerns.
...telehealth services and workforce concerns. --- View more Obstacles Persist for Rural Patients to Access Hospice...
Date: Mar 2022
Presents a person-centered framework to facilitate policymakers' decisions regarding the future of COVID-19-related temporary regulatory flexibilities. Identifies priority flexibilities that should be considered for permanence, modification, or further evaluation. Covers regulatory flexibilities regarding telehealth, scope of practice, Medicare Advantage requirements, and more. Includes rural references throughout.
...telehealth, scope of practice, Medicare Advantage requirements, and more. Includes rural references throughout. --- View more...
Date: Mar 2023
Discusses how the digital divide intersects with health equity and behavioral health and how telehealth can bridge health disparities. Describes local, state, and federal examples of efforts to reduce the digital divide. Includes a list of funding opportunities and resources promoting broadband access.
...telehealth can bridge health disparities. Describes local, state, and federal examples of efforts to reduce...
Date: Aug 2022
Examines disruptions and adaptations in delivering mental health and substance use treatment services during the COVID-19 pandemic, including benefits and challenges of telehealth adoption. Discusses changes to substance use disorder (SUD) and medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) treatment during the pandemic and remaining challenges related to access to remote services.
...telehealth adoption. Discusses changes to substance use disorder (SUD) and medication for opioid use disorder...
Date: Jan 2021
Discusses evidence-based strategies to promote mental healthcare utilization, improve access to care, and establish a continuum of care. Offers 15 recommendations to improve mental healthcare, including policies regarding reimbursement, workforce growth, and digital and telehealth services, among other topics. Includes rural references throughout.
...telehealth services, among other topics. Includes rural references throughout. --- View more How to Transform the U.S. Mental...
Date: Dec 2023
Evaluated distance to mental health services, household crowdedness, and access to technology and broadband alongside rurality to determine barriers to mental healthcare for both rural and urban residents in 31,924 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs). Discusses implications for telehealth and policy measures addressing the digital divide.
...telehealth and policy measures addressing the digital divide. --- View more Geographic Variations in Driving Time...
Date: Aug 2023
Evaluated 47,291 adults using the 2021 National Survey on Drug Use and Health to determine whether rates of medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) use changed following implementation of COVID-19 pandemic policies intended to increase availability. Discusses gender, age, race and ethnicity, telehealth, and metro versus nonmetro residence.
...telehealth, and metro versus nonmetro residence. --- View more Use of Medication for Opioid Use Disorder...
Date: Jul 2020
Presents an overview of the experiences of nine health centers in California that received funding to increase their telemedicine services. Describes barriers to implementing and sustaining expanded services, including reimbursement policies and other regulatory restrictions. Includes recommendations for health centers and policymakers to promote the use of telehealth services.
...telehealth services. --- View more Experiences of Community Health Centers in Expanding Telemedicine Link View Resource...