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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...
Date: Aug 2020
Explores the role Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) play in providing oral healthcare through integration and how FQHCs used technology and flexible workforce modeling to provide care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Analyzes data from the IBM Watson MarketScan Multi-State Database, the Health Resources and Services Administration Uniform Data System, and a survey of participants of the safety net technical assistance program to evaluate health outcomes and service provision of FQHC patients versus non-FQHC patients. Discusses how value-based payment models can effect health outcomes and how FQHCs used telehealth to reach rural and underserved populations during the pandemic.
...telehealth to reach rural and underserved populations during the pandemic. --- Oral Health Value-Based Care...
Date: Jun 2023
Evaluates Medicare payment issues and provides recommendations to the U.S. Congress. Chapter 7 presents a report on the use, payment, and quality of telehealth services that Medicare pays for separately under the physician fee schedule (PFS). Also includes chapters on the cost of drugs covered under Medicare Part B, postsale rebates for prescription drugs in Medicare Part D, standardized benefits in Medicare Advantage plans, future directions for Medicare Advantage payment policy, disparities in outcomes for beneficiaries with different social risks, Medicare behavioral health services, the alignment of fee-for-service payment rates across ambulatory settings, and the evaluation of a post-acute care prospective payment system prototype.
...telehealth services that Medicare pays for separately under the physician fee schedule (PFS). Also includes...
Date: Jun 2015
Provides an overview of telemedicine including a definition, current applications, policy issues surrounding it, evidence for its use, and a look forward to the future of the service delivery model. Includes examples of the application of telehealth services in rural areas. Lists resources with additional information.
...telehealth services in rural areas. Lists resources with additional information. --- Telemedicine: The Promise and Challenges...
Date: Feb 2021
Study examining the impacts of community support on diabetes self-management in a rural island community in Hawaii based on a pilot program with 7 participants over a 9 month period. Describes the challenges of implementing diabetes self-management education programs in rural areas, access to dietitians and endocrinologists, and the potential for telehealth and health information technology to facilitate diabetes self-management.
...telehealth and health information technology to facilitate diabetes self-management. --- Integrating Family and Friend Support...
Date: Aug 2021
Study exploring nurse experiences with school-based telehealth (SBTH) implementation, specifically SBTH asthma programs in South Carolina. Discusses barriers to asthma care for rural children and the potential for SBTH and mobile health to treat childhood asthma. Draws data from 26 survey respondents that addresses interests in specific mobile application features and issues related to caregiver and family participation.
...telehealth (SBTH) implementation, specifically SBTH asthma programs in South Carolina. Discusses barriers to asthma care...
Date: Aug 2023
Presents the experiences of caregivers in rural Indiana related to palliative care, the needs of older adults with chronic illnesses, and the impacts on their families. Discusses themes such as managing pain, caregiver trust, distance and access to care, managing difficult conversations, caregiver burden, and use of telehealth in rural areas.
...telehealth in rural areas. --- Palliative Care Needs and Preferences of Older Adults with Advanced or Serious...
Reviewed: Oct 2, 2025
Includes information on strategies and incentives to attract providers, positive aspects of rural practice, organizations and programs that support recruitment and retention, statistics on vacancies, options for recruiting international workers, and suggestions for compensation and benefits that might be offered to potential employees.
...telehealth and other technology be used to make rural practice more attractive to candidates? What...
Date: Apr 2020
Responds to a proposed rule to revise regulations for Medicare Advantage (MA) and the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit program (Part D). Provides comments on CMS proposals regarding out-of-network telehealth benefits, updates to the quality rating models for MA and Part D plans, and changes to MA network adequacy standards. Discusses how changes to network adequacy standards would impact access to dialysis facilities for beneficiaries in micropolitan counties, rural counties, and counties with extreme access considerations (CEAC).
...telehealth benefits, updates to the quality rating models for MA and Part D plans, and changes...
Date: May 2014
Examines access to stroke care for veterans who are age 65 and older and focuses on veterans' travel time to receive stroke care. Discusses improving access to care by building relationships with community partners and using telehealth equipment for stroke care.
...telehealth equipment for stroke care. --- Using GIS to Plan Specialty Health Services for Veterans: The Example...