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741. Telemedicine Increases Access to Buprenorphine Initiation During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Resources
Date: May 2021

Discusses the expanded access to buprenorphine prescription through telemedicine during COVID-19, comparing the experiences of two harm reduction primary care programs in a rural and urban region of New York. Discusses reduced barriers to treatment, particularly delays due to in-person evaluation requirements before to the pandemic, and innovations to opioid use disorder treatment made possible through telehealth.

...telehealth. --- View more Telemedicine Increases Access to Buprenorphine Initiation During the COVID-19 Pandemic Link...

742. April 2023 MedPAC Meeting Transcript - Resources
Date: Apr 2023

Transcript from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's (MedPAC) April 2023 meeting. Covers high prices of drugs covered under Medicare Part B, draft recommendations for reforming Medicare's wage index systems, aligning fee-for-service payment rates across ambulatory settings, leveraging Medicare policies to address social determinants of health, assessing post-sale rebates for prescription drugs in Medicare Part D, and assessing the need for Medicare safety net payments for skilled nursing facilities and home health agencies. Features discussions on draft reports regarding a prototype design for a post-acute care prospective payment system, telehealth in Medicare, and behavioral health in Medicare. Includes rural references throughout.

...telehealth in Medicare, and behavioral health in Medicare. Includes rural references throughout. --- View more April...

743. November 2020 MedPAC Meeting Transcript - Resources
Date: Nov 2020

Transcript from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's (MedPAC) November 2020 meeting. Covers the expansion of telehealth in Medicare, Medicare beneficiaries' access to care in rural areas, effects of pharmaceutical manufacturer rebates on Part D's risk adjustment, and improving competition among Part D's benchmark plans.

...telehealth in Medicare, Medicare beneficiaries' access to care in rural areas, effects of pharmaceutical manufacturer...

744. Restoring Access to Maternity Care in Rural America - Resources
Date: Sep 2021

Examines regional partnerships to build rural access to maternity care through hub-and-spoke models of education and support from urban healthcare organizations to rural maternity providers, investments in telehealth, and remote monitoring systems. Discusses barriers to maternity care access in rural areas and highlights local examples of maternal health provider networks, investments in the rural maternity workforce, and policy implications of developing rural maternity care.

...telehealth, and remote monitoring systems. Discusses barriers to maternity care access in rural areas and highlights...

745. Project ECHO's Complex Care Initiative: Building Capacity to Help "Superutilizers" in Underserved Communities - Resources
Date: Aug 2016

Describes a case study from the University of New Mexico's Project ECHO (Extension for Community Health Outcomes) program, which uses telehealth to support primary care clinicians in underserved areas. Focuses on a project targeting Medicaid beneficiaries with substance abuse and mental health issues, with details on two primary care teams being supported, including one in a rural New Mexico community.

...telehealth to support primary care clinicians in underserved areas. Focuses on a project targeting Medicaid...

746. Improving Methadone Access for Rural Communities in the USA: Lessons Learned from Covid-19 Adaptations and International Models of Care - Resources
Date: Nov 2021

Explores the effect of changes to methadone treatment protocols for opioid use disorder in response to the COVID-19 pandemic on access to treatment in rural areas. Discusses telehealth, dispensing schedules, and distribution models before and during the pandemic.

...telehealth, dispensing schedules, and distribution models before and during the pandemic. --- View more Improving Methadone...

747. Methodology for Evaluating Models of Telemental Health Delivery Against Population and Healthcare System Needs: Application to Telemental Healthcare for Rural Native Veterans - Resources
Date: Jul 2019

Presents a study on service delivery models to improve access to mental healthcare for rural American Indian and Alaska Native veterans. Highlights and evaluates potential telehealth and in-person models for increasing access.

...telehealth and in-person models for increasing access. --- View more Methodology for Evaluating Models of Telemental...

748. Broadband Access Limitations - RHIhub Community Paramedicine Toolkit - Toolkits
Added: Jul 16, 2020

Information on the limitations of some technology-based programs due to rural broadband limitations.

...telehealth to connect patients with local providers and pharmacists during the community paramedic's in-home...

749. Indian Health Service: Actions Needed to Improve Use of Data on Adverse Events - Resources
Date: Jul 2023

Examines how the Indian Health Service (IHS) uses its electronic health record system to monitor healthcare quality and adverse events at federally-operated facilities. Discusses how IHS informs clinicians and patients about options for telehealth use. Offers recommendations to IHS regarding regularly reviewing adverse event trends, making improvements, and disseminating best practices.

...telehealth use. Offers recommendations to IHS regarding regularly reviewing adverse event trends, making improvements, and disseminating...

750. Provider-to-Provider Telemedicine for Sepsis Is Used Less Frequently in Communities with High Social Vulnerability - Resources
Date: 2025

Examines the relationship between provider-to-provider emergency department-based telehealth consultation (tele-ED) and the prevalence of sepsis in counties with elevated social vulnerability index (SVI) scores. Analyzes 2016-2019 data from 1191 patients treated in rural, Midwestern EDs, with breakdowns according to patient, provider, hospital, and county characteristics. Discusses the relationship between SVI scores and tele-ED use.

...telehealth consultation (tele-ED) and the prevalence of sepsis in counties with elevated social vulnerability...