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141. The Opioid Epidemic in Rural Communities: Can Telehealth Increase Access to Medication for Opioid Use Disorder and Offset Barriers to Care? - Resources
Date: Jun 2025

Examines the impact of telehealth on access to medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and substance use disorder (SUD) and opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment. Utilizes data from the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program's (RCORP) consortia, the National Survey of Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), and the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) to analyze access to MOUD and rates of telehealth use for rural consortia. Discusses potential barriers and factors impacting telehealth implementation for SUD and OUD care.

...telehealth use for rural consortia. Discusses potential barriers and factors impacting telehealth implementation for SUD and OUD care...

142. Telehealth in Rural America - Resources
Date: Jul 2019

Policy brief focused on telehealth in the rural U.S. Addresses state and national policies related to insurance coverage of telehealth, infrastructure challenges such as broadband access, licensure issues, reimbursement, and other barriers to telehealth access.

...telehealth access. --- Telehealth in Rural America Policy brief focused on telehealth in the rural U.S. Addresses...

143. Predictors of Telehealth Use after the Minnesota Telehealth Act: Analysis Using the Minnesota All Payer Claims Database - Resources
Date: Aug 2024

Examines factors contributing to telehealth use among commercially insured and Medicare Advantage patients in Minnesota. Factors evaluated include age, sex, various chronic health conditions, rurality, broadband access, and more.

...Telehealth Use after the Minnesota Telehealth Act: Analysis Using the Minnesota All Payer Claims Database...

144. Transforming Care: The Impact of COVID-19 on Telehealth Adoption in U.S. Home Health Care Agencies - Resources
Date: Sep 2025

Surveys 474 home health agencies between November 2022 and March 2024 to identify telehealth use and the perceived impact of COVID-19 policies on telehealth adoption. Includes rural and urban comparisons of telehealth modalities utilized to discuss targeted policies to support rural adoption.

...telehealth use and the perceived impact of COVID-19 policies on telehealth adoption. Includes rural...

145. Use of Telehealth to Improve Healthcare Access and Outcomes in Surgical Oncology - Resources
Date: Aug 2024

Explores the role of telehealth in improving healthcare access and outcomes in surgical oncology. Discusses geographic barriers to surgical oncology interventions how telehealth can help mitigate barriers to access. Highlights strategies to improve telehealth access and adoption.

...Telehealth to Improve Healthcare Access and Outcomes in Surgical Oncology --- Explores the role of telehealth...

146. State of Telehealth: Removing Barriers to Access and Improving Patient Outcomes - Resources
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...

147. Financial Impact of Telehealth: Rural Chief Financial Officer Perspectives - Resources
Date: Dec 2022

Explores how rural chief financial officers (CFOs) and hospital administrators perceive the financial impacts of telehealth in their facilities. Analyzes 30 interview responses from CFOs and administrators between October 2021 and January 2022 about the perceived benefits and challenges of telehealth programs. Discusses opportunities to improve telehealth infrastructure to make the modality more cost effective for hospitals.

...telehealth programs. Discusses opportunities to improve telehealth infrastructure to make the modality more cost effective...

148. Disparities in the Use of In-Person and Telehealth Primary Care Among High- and Low-Risk Medicare Beneficiaries During COVID-19 - Resources
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...

149. An Evaluation of Telehealth Use by Medicare Beneficiaries in 2020 - Resources
Date: Sep 2021

Research brief examining telehealth use for outpatient evaluation and management from January 2019 to December 2020 based on a 20% sample of fee-for-service Medicare beneficiaries. Charts monthly trends for in-person and telehealth visits and compares rural and urban telehealth use, offering policy implications related to rural access to services.

...Telehealth Use by Medicare Beneficiaries in 2020 --- Research brief examining telehealth use for outpatient evaluation...

150. Telehealth and Patient Safety During the COVID-19 Response - Resources
Date: May 2020

Discusses the use of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic and presents safety protocols to transition care from telehealth to in-person treatment. Looks at the ways telehealth is used as a substitute for regular visits, as well as for monitoring the virus.

...Telehealth and Patient Safety During the COVID-19 Response --- Discusses the use of telehealth during...