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71. Infectious Diseases Society of America Position Statement on Telehealth and Telemedicine as Applied to the Practice of Infectious Diseases
Date: May 2019

Position statement to educate members of the Infectious Diseases Society of America on telehealth and to promote use of this technology in clinical care, research, and education. Explores the potential to increase access to subspecialist care in rural areas, and describes reimbursement policies of private insurers, Medicare, and Medicaid, for telehealth services provided to patients in rural areas. Also describes HIPAA requirements for telehealth interactions and protected health information.

...telehealth services provided to patients in rural areas. Also describes HIPAA requirements for telehealth interactions...

72. The Development of Telehealth Laws in the U.S. from 2008 to 2015: A Legal Landscape
Date: Nov 2019

Policy brief examining the scope and evolving nature of telehealth statutes and regulations in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Explores the extent to which state laws regulate primary care delivery through use of telehealth. Features U.S. maps showing changes from 2008 to 2015 in terms of various types of telehealth-related laws, including those governing insurance coverage, and statistics with breakdowns by the top 25 and bottom 25 rural states.

...Telehealth Laws in the U.S. from 2008 to 2015: A Legal Landscape --- Policy brief examining...

73. Introduction to Improving Telehealth and Virtual Care for Pain Management and Opioid/Substance Use Disorder
Date: Jun 2022

Summarizes a meeting of the Pain Management Guidelines and Evidence Standards (PM) and Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services (PTR) Working Groups of the National Academy of Medicine's Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic. Discusses telehealth flexibilities during the COVID-19 public health emergency, telehealth use for pain management, and telehealth-based treatment of opioid and substance use disorders.

...telehealth flexibilities during the COVID-19 public health emergency, telehealth use for pain management, and telehealth...

74. State of Telehealth: Removing Barriers to Access and Improving Patient Outcomes
Date: Oct 2021

Presents a recording of an October 7, 2021, hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Communications, Media, and Broadband. Examines the importance of access to telehealth services, telehealth utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact of the pandemic on telehealth regulations, and the role of broadband access in the public health response. Features testimony from the American Academy of Family Physicians, Project ECHO, Avel eCare, and the Federal Communications Commission.

...telehealth services, telehealth utilization during the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact of the pandemic on telehealth...

75. A Scoping Review of Applications of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) to Telehealth Service Implementation Initiatives
Date: Nov 2022

A scoping review of the literature examining the application of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) relating to telehealth implementation initiatives. Searches 5 academic databases from 2010 to 2021 to review 64 peer-reviewed articles discussing CFIR and telehealth implementation initiatives. Includes articles that discuss telehealth implementation in rural and tribal areas.

...telehealth implementation initiatives. Includes articles that discuss telehealth implementation in rural and tribal areas. --- View...

76. A Toolkit for Building and Growing a Sustainable Telehealth Program in Your Practice
Date: Sep 2020

Offers information for family practices to develop and implement telehealth strategies in light of the COVID-19 pandemic's impacts on regulatory and reimbursement policies. Topics include telehealth services, payment considerations, program sustainability, licensing and technology requirements, and workflow. Includes 10 telehealth scenarios with breakdowns of payer, technology, staff, coding, and other special considerations.

...Telehealth Program in Your Practice --- Offers information for family practices to develop and implement telehealth...

77. Enhancing Cancer Care of Rural Dwellers Through Telehealth and Engagement (ENCORE): A Protocol to Evaluate Effectiveness of a Multi-Level Telehealth-Based Intervention to Improve Rural Cancer Care Delivery
Date: Nov 2021

Describes a proposed study of telehealth-based cancer interventions at both the provider and patient levels in order to identify barriers and facilitators for the intervention. Outlines the study's protocols, methods, and contributions to technology-enabled and team-based delivery models to support cancer care for rural and underserved populations.

...Telehealth and Engagement (ENCORE): A Protocol to Evaluate Effectiveness of a Multi-Level Telehealth-Based...

78. Trends in Use of Telehealth Among Health Centers During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, June 26–November 6, 2020
Date: Feb 2021

Describes trends in telehealth visits at Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)–funded health centers over a 20-week period during the COVID-19 pandemic. Includes data on telehealth visits and COVID-19 case levels for urban compared to rural health centers. Discusses barriers to telehealth in rural areas.

...telehealth in rural areas. --- View more Trends in Use of Telehealth Among Health Centers During...

79. Disparities in the Use of In-Person and Telehealth Primary Care Among High- and Low-Risk Medicare Beneficiaries During COVID-19
Date: Dec 2021

Study examining telehealth and in-person primary care for low-risk and high-risk Medicare beneficiaries, assessing telehealth's ability to compensate for fewer in-person clinical visits due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Describes rural and urban differences in health risk and telehealth utilization. Analyzes data from Medicare beneficiaries from an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) in Wisconsin.

...Telehealth Primary Care Among High- and Low-Risk Medicare Beneficiaries During COVID-19 --- Study examining...

80. Leveraging Quality Measurement to Improve Rural Health, Telehealth, and Healthcare System Readiness: Final Environmental Scan Report
Date: Jul 2021

Presents the results of an environmental scan of literature related to barriers and facilitators of rural telehealth for healthcare system readiness, as well as a scan of quality measures relevant to rural telehealth during emergencies. Summarizes policies and practices related to telehealth and the healthcare system, with a focus on federal policy changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

...telehealth during emergencies. Summarizes policies and practices related to telehealth and the healthcare system, with...