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Date: Aug 2016
Policy brief discussing federal and state activities related to telehealth, as well as Medicaid and private insurer reimbursement for telehealth services. Identifies the arguments in favor of and against paying for telehealth at parity with in-person care. Discusses the role telehealth can play in rural access to healthcare.
...Telehealth Parity Laws --- Policy brief discussing federal and state activities related to telehealth, as well...
Date: Sep 2022
Analyzes 2019 and 2020 Medicare claims data to explore the utilization of telehealth services before and after the implementation of regulatory flexibilities and waivers in March 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Describes efforts taken by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to identify and monitor risks posed by Medicare telehealth waivers, as well as a change made to the enforcement of regulations governing patients' protected health information during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Offers three recommendations to CMS to strengthen oversight and assess the quality of telehealth services and one recommendation regarding assistance to providers to explain the privacy and security risks of telehealth to patients.
...telehealth to patients. --- Medicare Telehealth: Actions Needed to Strengthen Oversight and Help Providers Educate Patients...
Reviewed: Jun 8, 2023
Describes licensing and credentialing considerations for rural telehealth programs.
...telehealth programs. --- Licensing and Credentialing of Telehealth Programs Licensing and credentialing telehealth providers can pose...
Date: Nov 2024
Policy brief highlighting the significance and effectiveness of telehealth. Includes analysis of current telehealth policies for Medicaid, Medicare, and private payers, and examines COVID-19 impacts on telehealth. Offers policy recommendations to enhance adoption and efficacy of telehealth services, particularly in rural areas.
...Telehealth on Rural Health Care Access --- Policy brief highlighting the significance and effectiveness of telehealth...
Reviewed: Sep 2025
Offers resources on delivering palliative care through telehealth services. Covers how to select the technology platform, prepare patients and families, conduct a telehealth visit, and document and bill for services. Includes a Telehealth Start-Up Guide that outlines key components of telehealth service delivery in a home-based palliative care program
...Telehealth and Palliative Care --- Offers resources on delivering palliative care through telehealth services. Covers how to select...
Date: Mar 2020
Explores how hospitals can use telehealth services to improve patient outcomes and reduce costs. Discusses approaches to deliver telehealth services and provides guidelines to consider when developing a telehealth strategy. Provides examples of how rural hospitals are using telehealth services to meet community needs.
...Telehealth Strategy --- Explores how hospitals can use telehealth services to improve patient outcomes and reduce...
Date: Feb 2025
Discusses the implementation of telehealth in rural, underserved communities during the COVID-19 pandemic and if telehealth remains a sustainable option to provide healthcare. Utilizes 2023 data from 253 survey participants regarding internet access, telehealth usage, and telehealth perceptions.
...telehealth usage, and telehealth perceptions. --- An Analysis of Telehealth in a Post-Pandemic Rural, Midwestern...
Date: Mar 2022
Explores usage of telehealth for physical and mental health outpatient visits between March 2019 and August 2021. Figure 3 shows use of mental health and substance use telehealth visits versus other outpatient telehealth visits, with rural versus urban comparisons. Includes a discussion about payment models for telehealth via private insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid.
...telehealth visits versus other outpatient telehealth visits, with rural versus urban comparisons. Includes a discussion...
Date: May 2020
Discusses telehealth programs in Missouri, including the early contributions of the Missouri Telehealth Network to the growth of telehealth and the MO HealthNet program. Discusses telehealth's impact on rural healthcare access and state-level approaches to reimbursement, licensing, restrictions, and telemedicine delivery.
...Telehealth Network to the growth of telehealth and the MO HealthNet program. Discusses telehealth's impact...
Reviewed: May 9, 2022
Describes how rural communities can leverage telehealth to provide mental health and suicide prevention services in areas with limited access to services and heightened stigma.
...telehealth program is available in the Rural Telehealth Toolkit . Implementation Considerations Rural programs exploring the use of telehealth...