Rural Health
Resources by Topic: Telehealth
Early Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Experience With the Use of Telehealth to Address Disparities: Scoping Review
Provides an overview of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)-funded research on using telehealth to address health disparities. Describes barriers and facilitators to implementing telehealth in populations at risk for disparities, including people in rural areas, and identifies themes across studies.
Citation: Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(12), e28503
Date: 12/2021
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Provides an overview of Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)-funded research on using telehealth to address health disparities. Describes barriers and facilitators to implementing telehealth in populations at risk for disparities, including people in rural areas, and identifies themes across studies.
Citation: Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(12), e28503
Date: 12/2021
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ASTHO Legislative Prospectus: Rural Health
Discusses legislative trends to support rural healthcare access and facilities. Includes information on developing loan repayment programs for medical providers in rural areas, supporting behavioral healthcare, expanding telehealth, and creating broadband infrastructure.
Date: 12/2021
Sponsoring organization: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
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Discusses legislative trends to support rural healthcare access and facilities. Includes information on developing loan repayment programs for medical providers in rural areas, supporting behavioral healthcare, expanding telehealth, and creating broadband infrastructure.
Date: 12/2021
Sponsoring organization: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
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State Policy Changes Could Increase Access to Opioid Treatment via Telehealth
Issue brief discussing barriers to opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment via telehealth and policy recommendations to support telehealth, including reimbursement and regulatory policies. Discusses issues of broadband access, infrastructure, and data collection in relation to telehealth implementation.
Date: 12/2021
Sponsoring organization: Pew
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Issue brief discussing barriers to opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment via telehealth and policy recommendations to support telehealth, including reimbursement and regulatory policies. Discusses issues of broadband access, infrastructure, and data collection in relation to telehealth implementation.
Date: 12/2021
Sponsoring organization: Pew
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Disparities in the Use of In-Person and Telehealth Primary Care Among High- and Low-Risk Medicare Beneficiaries During COVID-19
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.
Author(s): Ying Jessica Cao, Dandi Chen, Yao Liu, Maureen Smith
Citation: Journal of Patient Experience, 8, 1-10
Date: 12/2021
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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.
Author(s): Ying Jessica Cao, Dandi Chen, Yao Liu, Maureen Smith
Citation: Journal of Patient Experience, 8, 1-10
Date: 12/2021
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Reaching People with HIV (PWH) in Rural United States
Infographic describing challenges related to HIV screening and care in rural areas. Highlights strategies to address barriers to care, including telehealth HIV care delivery, investing in transportation initiatives, and minimizing stigma and denial.
Date: 12/2021
Sponsoring organization: AIDS Education and Training Centers National Coordinating Resource Center
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Infographic describing challenges related to HIV screening and care in rural areas. Highlights strategies to address barriers to care, including telehealth HIV care delivery, investing in transportation initiatives, and minimizing stigma and denial.
Date: 12/2021
Sponsoring organization: AIDS Education and Training Centers National Coordinating Resource Center
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Understanding the "Tool-ish-ness" of Telehealth: Q&A with Dr. Jonathan Neufeld
An interview with clinical psychologist and program director for the Great Plains Telehealth Resource & Assistance Center, Dr. Jonathan Neufeld. Discusses the role of telehealth in healthcare delivery. Describes how telecommunications tools can be used by providers to bring quality care to rural areas.
Author(s): Kay Miller Temple
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 12/2021
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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An interview with clinical psychologist and program director for the Great Plains Telehealth Resource & Assistance Center, Dr. Jonathan Neufeld. Discusses the role of telehealth in healthcare delivery. Describes how telecommunications tools can be used by providers to bring quality care to rural areas.
Author(s): Kay Miller Temple
Citation: Rural Monitor
Date: 12/2021
Sponsoring organization: Rural Health Information Hub
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Medicare Telemedicine Snapshot
Presents data on telemedicine utilization by Medicare beneficiaries from March 1, 2020 to February 28, 2021, including pre- and post-pandemic rates of accessing telehealth services, trends in e-visits and virtual check-ins, geographic breakdowns including rural and urban residence, and beneficiary characteristics. Uses data from Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) claims, Medicare Advantage (MA) encounters, and Medicare enrollment.
Date: 12/2021
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Presents data on telemedicine utilization by Medicare beneficiaries from March 1, 2020 to February 28, 2021, including pre- and post-pandemic rates of accessing telehealth services, trends in e-visits and virtual check-ins, geographic breakdowns including rural and urban residence, and beneficiary characteristics. Uses data from Medicare Fee-for-Service (FFS) claims, Medicare Advantage (MA) encounters, and Medicare enrollment.
Date: 12/2021
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Assessment of Patient Preferences for Telehealth in Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Health Care
Results of a study to ascertain patient preferences for video visits after the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency, and to identify perceptions of the value of video visits and the role of out-of-pocket costs in changing patient preferences. Features demographic statistics for survey participants, including breakdowns by residence in communities with populations of less than 50,000 or greater than 50,000.
Author(s): Zachary S. Predmore, Elizabeth Roth, Joshua Breslau, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 4(12)
Date: 12/2021
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Results of a study to ascertain patient preferences for video visits after the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency, and to identify perceptions of the value of video visits and the role of out-of-pocket costs in changing patient preferences. Features demographic statistics for survey participants, including breakdowns by residence in communities with populations of less than 50,000 or greater than 50,000.
Author(s): Zachary S. Predmore, Elizabeth Roth, Joshua Breslau, et al.
Citation: JAMA Network Open, 4(12)
Date: 12/2021
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Medicare Beneficiaries' Use of Telehealth in 2020: Trends by Beneficiary Characteristics and Location
Report examining telehealth visits by Medicare beneficiaries in 2020 that compares urban and rural residence and breaks down data by visit location, race/ethnicity, visit specialty, and by state, with comparisons to 2019 data. Data drawn from Medicare FFS Part B outpatient and carrier claims submitted between January and December 2020 and the same period in 2019.
Date: 12/2021
Sponsoring organization: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
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Report examining telehealth visits by Medicare beneficiaries in 2020 that compares urban and rural residence and breaks down data by visit location, race/ethnicity, visit specialty, and by state, with comparisons to 2019 data. Data drawn from Medicare FFS Part B outpatient and carrier claims submitted between January and December 2020 and the same period in 2019.
Date: 12/2021
Sponsoring organization: HHS Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
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Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences Rural Medical Education Sites and TeleHealth Network Sites
Provides a map identifying rural clinical rotation sites, telehealth network sites, and other clinical and graduate medical education sites affiliated with Oklahoma State University.
Date: 12/2021
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State University Center for Rural Health
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Provides a map identifying rural clinical rotation sites, telehealth network sites, and other clinical and graduate medical education sites affiliated with Oklahoma State University.
Date: 12/2021
Sponsoring organization: Oklahoma State University Center for Rural Health
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