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61. Introducing the Rural Telehealth Toolkit
Date: Jun 2019

Webinar recording discusses the Rural Telehealth Toolkit, which was designed to help rural communities implement telehealth programs and was developed by NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis for the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP). Features representatives from NORC, the Rural Veterans Health Access Program, the NDSU College of Health Professions, and the Northeast Telehealth Resource Center (NETRC).

...Telehealth Toolkit --- Webinar recording discusses the Rural Telehealth Toolkit, which was designed to help rural...

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

63. Realizing the Promise of Telehealth for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Date: Aug 2015

Describes how telehealth can improve access for children with special healthcare needs in California, particularly those living in rural areas. Provides an overview of California's telehealth policies, and describes how telehealth is being used in the state to meet the needs of this population.

...Telehealth for Children with Special Health Care Needs --- Describes how telehealth can improve access for children...

64. Determinants of Telehealth Service Use among Mental Health Patients: A Case of Rural Louisiana
Date: Jun 2022

Examines the use of telehealth for mental health appointments in rural Louisiana. Analyzes 6 mental health outpatient clinics that completed 7,069 telehealth visits with 1,115 patients from April 2020 to March 2021. Discusses how demographic factors and severity of disease impact telehealth usage.

...Telehealth Service Use among Mental Health Patients: A Case of Rural Louisiana --- Examines the use of telehealth...

65. Enhancing Cancer Care of Rural Dwellers Through Telehealth and Engagement (ENCORE): A Protocol to Evaluate Effectiveness of a Multi-Level Telehealth-Based Intervention to Improve Rural Cancer Care Delivery
Date: Nov 2021

Describes a proposed study of telehealth-based cancer interventions at both the provider and patient levels in order to identify barriers and facilitators for the intervention. Outlines the study's protocols, methods, and contributions to technology-enabled and team-based delivery models to support cancer care for rural and underserved populations.

...Telehealth and Engagement (ENCORE): A Protocol to Evaluate Effectiveness of a Multi-Level Telehealth-Based...

66. The Development of Telehealth Laws in the U.S. from 2008 to 2015: A Legal Landscape
Date: Nov 2019

Policy brief examining the scope and evolving nature of telehealth statutes and regulations in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Explores the extent to which state laws regulate primary care delivery through use of telehealth. Features U.S. maps showing changes from 2008 to 2015 in terms of various types of telehealth-related laws, including those governing insurance coverage, and statistics with breakdowns by the top 25 and bottom 25 rural states.

...Telehealth Laws in the U.S. from 2008 to 2015: A Legal Landscape --- Policy brief examining...

67. Using Telehealth to Improve Home-Based Care for Older Adults and Family Caregivers
Date: May 2018

Describes consumer perspectives and policy concerns with telehealth. Includes examples of home telehealth strategies, potential benefits and challenges, and discussion of home telehealth coverage in federal and state programs, including the Veterans Health Administration, Medicaid, and Medicare.

...telehealth. Includes examples of home telehealth strategies, potential benefits and challenges, and discussion of home...

68. Telehealth: Use in Medicare and Medicaid
Date: Jul 2017

Discusses the extent to which telehealth is used by Medicare and Medicaid, the factors affecting the use of telehealth in Medicare, and how emerging payment and delivery models could affect future telehealth use. Includes rural-specific information throughout with particular attention paid to the role of rural healthcare facilities as originating sites.

...Telehealth: Use in Medicare and Medicaid --- Discusses the extent to which telehealth is used by Medicare...

69. Comment Letter on HHS Report to Congress on Telehealth for Pediatric SUD
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...

70. Pre-Pandemic Geographic Access to Hospital-Based Telehealth for Cancer Care in the United States
Date: Jan 2023

Explores the availability of telehealth and oncology services across geographic and sociodemographic domains before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Utilizes 2019 and 2020 data sources to examine hospital characteristics by telehealth and oncology services, with information on hospital ownership, number of hospital beds, Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) status, presence of Rural Health Clinic (RHC) co-located at hospital, and more. Includes availability of telehealth, oncology, and hospital services broken down by county; HPSA status; income, average age, and race/ethnicity of residents; ratio of population to primary care physicians; rural noncore, rural micropolitan, or urban status; and more.

...Telehealth for Cancer Care in the United States --- Explores the availability of telehealth and oncology...