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151. Using Telehealth to Identify and Manage Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Conditions in Rural Areas - Resources
Date: Sep 2017

Reports on an environmental scan, discussions with providers and stakeholders, and site visits regarding how telehealth supports behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment. Addresses how telehealth is used, implementation, services offered, financing and sustainability. Focuses on the implications for treating opioid use disorders in rural areas, in particular, using medication-assisted treatment (MAT) with support from telehealth. Appendix B includes site briefs from the 9 states included in the study.

...telehealth supports behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment. Addresses how telehealth is used, implementation...

152. Understanding the Optimal Balance of Using Telehealth and In-person Services to Support Adults with Serious Mental Illness and Children with Serious Emotional Disturbance - Resources
Date: Nov 2024

Explores the balance between telehealth and in-person care for serious mental illness (SMI) and children with serious emotional disturbance (SED). Summarizes findings from an environmental scan and focus groups with mental health providers, adults with SMI, and parents of children with SED. Discusses how focus group participants made decisions about using telehealth versus in-person mental healthcare and how telehealth impacted access to care and engagement in treatment relative to in-person services.

...telehealth versus in-person mental healthcare and how telehealth impacted access to care and engagement...

153. Using Population-Based Outcome Measures to Assess the Impact of Telehealth Expansion on Medicare Beneficiaries' Access to Care and Quality of Care - Resources
Date: Jun 2023

Explores the feasibility of using population-based measures to estimate the association between telehealth use, quality of care, and access to care when both telehealth and in-person visits are available to fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare beneficiaries. Compares data from the second half of 2019 to the second half of 2021 by the level of telehealth utilization in Hospital Service Areas (HSAs). Includes rural references throughout.

...telehealth use, quality of care, and access to care when both telehealth and in-person...

154. Telehealth in Michigan: Insights and Data for Effective Policymaking - Resources
Date: Jun 2023

Examines telehealth usage in Michigan for the purpose of policymaking. Evaluates the impact of expanding telehealth in rural Michigan, usage by Federally Qualified Health Centers and Rural Health Clinics, broadband, and more. Suggests policy recommendations including for issues in rural telehealth.

...telehealth. --- Telehealth in Michigan: Insights and Data for Effective Policymaking Examines telehealth usage in Michigan...

155. From Rural Clinics to Remote Recovery: How Telehealth Is Transforming American Healthcare - News
Date: Jun 7, 2026

Discusses telehealth as a method for improving rural healthcare access and expanding rural healthcare provider networks, noting the importance of sustainability and reliable broadband access when using telehealth. Describes work by the Health and Resource Services Administration (HRSA) to fund and develop best practices around telehealth. Source: Fed Gov Today.

...Telehealth Is Transforming American Healthcare --- Discusses telehealth as a method for improving rural healthcare access...

156. Comment Letter on HHS Report to Congress on Telehealth for Pediatric SUD - Resources
Date: Nov 2020

Reviews the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) report, Reducing Barriers to Furnishing Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Services Using Telehealth and Remote Patient Monitoring for Pediatric Populations Under Medicaid: Final Report. Covers the role of telehealth in mitigating the shortage of behavioral health providers and expanding behavioral health services to children covered by Medicaid. Discusses the need for additional research on telehealth in Medicaid, information sharing between states, and addressing barriers to technology.

...Telehealth for Pediatric SUD --- Reviews the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) report...

157. Telehealth Evolution in California: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities - Resources
Date: Jan 2025

Reports on trends in telehealth policy, financing, implementation, and use in California, and provides recommendations to increase telehealth access. Discusses rural barriers to telehealth access.

...telehealth access. Discusses rural barriers to telehealth access. --- Telehealth Evolution in California: Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities...

158. A Toolkit for Building and Growing a Sustainable Telehealth Program in Your Practice - Resources
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...

159. Leveraging Quality Measurement to Improve Rural Health, Telehealth, and Healthcare System Readiness: Final Environmental Scan Report - Resources
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...

160. Medicare and Telehealth: Coverage and Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Options for the Future - Resources
Date: May 2021

Provides an overview of changes made to Medicare's coverage of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Explores Medicare beneficiaries' use of telehealth in summer and fall 2020, and presents data by beneficiary demographic characteristics, dual-eligibility, presence and type of chronic conditions, and metropolitan status. Examines issues and questions regarding telehealth coverage beyond the COVID-19 public health emergency.

...telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic. Explores Medicare beneficiaries' use of telehealth in summer and fall...