Resources Search Results for: telehealth

911. More Employers Are Paying for Telemedicine, but Enrollee Take-Up Has Been Relatively Low
Date: Oct 2018

Analyzes 2018 Employer Health Benefit Survey (EHBS) data regarding telemedicine trends in employer health plan coverage. Includes discussion on telemedicine improving access to healthcare in rural areas. Covers statistics of telemedicine utilization between rural and urban large employer health plan enrollees.

...Document Organization KFF Tagged as Access · Health insurance · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Telehealth...

912. An Examination of Geographic Access to Outpatient Stroke Rehabilitation Services in Tennessee, a Stroke Belt State
Date: Nov 2023

Presents data on travel time and distance to Tennessee stroke rehabilitation facilities, with comparisons of rural and urban counties as well as counties with low, medium, or high stroke prevalence. Describes care access challenges faced by rural stroke patients, including barriers related to transportation and telerehabilitation.

...Tagged as Access · Healthcare facilities · Outpatient care · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Telehealth · Transportation · Tennessee...

913. Telemedicine: What Should the Post-Pandemic Regulatory and Payment Landscape Look Like?
Date: Aug 2020

Discusses changes to telemedicine regulation and payment policies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, examining the effects of these temporary changes in relation to the broader issues that telemedicine policy addresses. Explores possible long-term options for insurers and regulators and offers policy recommendations.

...Document Organization Commonwealth Fund Tagged as Access · Healthcare business and finance · Infectious diseases · Policy · Telehealth...

914. Telemedicine and Pregnancy Care
Date: Feb 2020

Explores the role telemedicine can play in providing prenatal and postpartum care to women in rural areas. Highlights the types of specialized care that can be delivered via telemedicine to support maternal care in rural areas. Discusses some of the barriers to telemedicine implementation, including state-level Medicaid reimbursement policy.

...Organization KFF Tagged as Access · Health disparities · Maternal health and prenatal care · Medicaid · Policy · Telehealth · Women...

915. Estimating the Economic Impact of Telemedicine in a Rural Community
Date: Aug 2011

Reports on site visits to 24 rural hospitals in the Midwest to develop a methodology for estimating the economic impact of telemedicine on a rural community.

...Tagged as Economics and the economy · Healthcare business and finance · Hospitals · Telehealth · Arkansas · Kansas · Oklahoma · Texas...

916. Understanding the Impact of Health IT in Underserved Communities and those with Health Disparities
Date: Oct 2010

Focuses on how the integration of different types of information technology into healthcare delivery may influence processes and outcomes related to the overall health of residents in underserved and rural communities.

...Organization NORC at the University of Chicago Tagged as Health disparities · Health information technology · Telehealth...

917. Implementation of Telepharmacy in Rural Hospitals: Potential for Improving Medication Safety
Date: Dec 2008

Describes successful telepharmacy activities being implemented in rural hospitals and analyzes policy issues related to the implementation of telepharmacy projects in rural hospitals.

...drugs · Policy · Telehealth · Arkansas · Idaho · Minnesota · Montana · North Dakota · Oklahoma · South Dakota · Texas · Utah · Washington...

918. Caregiver Recruitment Strategies for Interventions Designed to Optimize Transitions from Hospital to Home: Lessons from a Randomized Trial
Date: Jul 2024

Compares in-person and virtual recruitment strategies for a video-based intervention for family caregivers (FCGs) to improve transitional palliative care for critically ill patients in rural Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Iowa. Includes data on effectiveness of each strategy and diversity of recruited FCGs.

...delivery models · Statistics and data · Technology for health and human services · Telehealth · Iowa · Minnesota · Wisconsin...

919. Case Study: Partnership Enables Hospital to Provide Local Access to 24-Hour Health Care Through Telemedicine
Reviewed: Mar 2024

Shares the approach of Seward, Nebraska-based Memorial Health Care Systems' "convenience campaign," which focuses on using technology to meet the needs of a younger-than-average patient base. Discusses building partnerships and utilizing new technologies to improve healthcare accessibility through same-day clinics, online communications, and 24/7 virtual care.

...Tagged as Access · Hospitals · Networking and collaboration · Technology for health and human services · Telehealth · Nebraska...

920. The End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency - Impact for RHCs
Date: Apr 2023

Recording of an April 5, 2023, webinar regarding how the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) impacts regulatory waivers and flexibilities related to Rural Health Clinics (RHCs). Part of the Rural Health Clinic Technical Assistance Series.

...Pharmacy and prescription drugs · Policy · Rural Health Clinics · Technology for health and human services · Telehealth...