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Date: Sep 2023
Describes the evolution of North Carolina's Medicaid telehealth coverage and reimbursement policies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Discusses the impact of these policies on access to care. Compares data on telehealth claims by volume and as a percentage of total claims by race and rural-urban residence between March 2020 and December 2022.
...Telehealth Policy Change on Equitable Access to Telehealth Services in North Carolina --- Describes the evolution...
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...
Date: Jun 2022
Study examining the experiences of substance use disorder (SUD) and mental health treatment service providers with telehealth based on surveys of 391 individuals on behalf of their organizations. Describes COVID-related experiences with telehealth, general telehealth experiences, and recommendations for continued telehealth delivery, including rural-specific insights and concerns.
...telehealth, general telehealth experiences, and recommendations for continued telehealth delivery, including rural-specific insights and concerns...
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...
Date: Sep 2023
Evaluates patient and provider perceptions of telehealth in a large, rural healthcare system as well as the sustainability of telehealth during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Utilizes 2020-2021 survey data to analyze patient satisfaction with telehealth and its perceived value and efficiency according to providers. Considers the long-term effectiveness of telehealth by assessing differences in missed appointments when compared to in-person visits at a family practice clinic.
...Telehealth Implemented During the COVID-19 Pandemic --- Evaluates patient and provider perceptions of telehealth in a large...
Date: Feb 2023
Provides an overview of how private health insurance plans cover telehealth services, as well as federal flexibilities that encouraged private health insurance plans to promote telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic. Summarizes the two main types of laws at the state level addressing telehealth coverage in private health insurance. Outlines considerations for telehealth coverage after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency.
...telehealth coverage in private health insurance. Outlines considerations for telehealth coverage after the end of the COVID...
Reviewed: Jun 8, 2023
A step-by-step guide for identifying and implementing rural community telehealth programs. Includes evidence-based examples, promising models, program best practices, and resources you can adapt to fit your program's needs.
...Telehealth Toolkit - RHIhub --- A step-by-step guide for identifying and implementing rural community telehealth...
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: 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: 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...