There's a lot more in our full story, and I hope you'll check it out. Thanks so much to Allie, Sarah, Allison and everyone else who talked with us, including Ateev Mehrotra, @suenlw, CCHP, Ryan Marino is on BlueSky, OACHC, Lori Uscher-Pines and many more. tradeoffs.org/2021/11/18/tel…

Medicare payment for #telemedicine consultations for acute stroke, aka“telestroke.” Andrew Wilcock of UVM Larner Med & @uvmmedcenter + coauthors found that one year after implementation, Medicare billing for telestroke increased in urban & rural hospital emergency departments.

Take a look at our new report tracking the experiences of health centers in implementing telehealth for primary care and behavioral health. Audio-only visits are still much more common than video visits in the safety net. rand.org/pubs/research_…

Rapid adoption of telehealth helped safety net clinics in California maintain levels of service after the onset of the pandemic. But the use of audio-only care has persisted in these clinics longer than in other settings, raising questions about quality. bit.ly/37mCIRc

Lots to learn about the impact of expanded telehealth reimbursement. Thanks to Drew Wilcock for taking lead and colleagues Dr. Lee Schwamm Kori S Zachrison, MD, MSc Andrew Wilcock Lori Uscher-Pines as well as Health Affairs 5/5

This cohort study found high variability in telehealth use across pediatric subspecialties but no association between telehealth volume and clinic no-show rates. ja.ma/3NBYYaE

In their new Forefront article, Ruth Hailu Lori Uscher-Pines Ishani Ganguli MD, MPH, Haiden Huskamp + Ateev Mehrotra of Harvard Medical School + RAND discuss how we don't have a sense of the role of audio-only #telemedicine in the US health care system. Read more here: bit.ly/3IFqnGh

How can permanent telehealth policy be informed by the best possible evidence? Check out our new commentary in the New England Journal of Medicine. Ateev Mehrotra NEJM nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

Most providers who treat opioid use disorder implement digital equity strategies to support patients who face barriers to video visits, but no one particular strategy is widespread. Check out our new article in Health Affairs. healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.13…

Intriguing insights from my collab w Ateev Mehrotra Lori Uscher-Pines Kori S Zachrison, MD, MSc 👉Hospitals that adopted TeleStroke during yr 1 of COVID were similar in characteristics and how they used TeleStroke c/w hospitals that adopted TS pre-pandemic. Necessity=Adoption! ow.ly/nJQA50MRqZu

DEA Proposal Jeopardizes Digital Providers, Limits Access to Care, Behavioral Health Insiders Warn #telemedicine #telehealth #ATA23 ⁦American Telemed⁩ ⁦American Psychiatric Association⁩ ⁦AMA⁩ #digitalhealth ⁦ bhbusiness.com/2023/03/01/dea…

Telelactation companies that provide virtual breastfeeding support services have key lessons for digital equity. jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-…

Our take on the No Surprises Act and emergency care medpagetoday.com/opinion/second… published in MedPage Today @ACEPNow Seth Trueger Esther Choo, MD MPH Ali S. Raja, MD Jeremy Faust MD MS (ER physician) L. Anthony Cirillo,MD,FACEP USACS

Many thanks to @ACEPNow for honoring me with the 2023 Colin C. Rorrie, Jr., PhD Health Policy Award. Nominators: Arjun Brendan G. Carr, MD, MA, MS Michael Silverman, MD MD ACEP

Our work in AnnalsofEM show the economics of US EDs for docs authors.elsevier.com/a/1hGSfib7EIKMA It's a story of cost-shifting: ED visit profits from commercial insurance cross-subsidize Medicare, Medicaid & uninsured pts Arvind Venkat Brendan G. Carr, MD, MA, MS Arjun @AlexJankeMD

Great coverage of our JAMA Health Forum paper on telehealth for behavioral health. Telehealth use has faded for many services, but appears to be here to stay for behavioral health. What does this mean for spending and well being? nytimes.com/2023/08/25/hea…

In their new Forefront article, Lori Uscher-Pines, Haiden Huskamp, + Ateev Mehrotra from RAND + Harvard Medical School discuss how thousands of public comments argued that in-person visit requirements to start or refill buprenorphine is burdensome and arbitrary. bit.ly/3qZEJgj

45% of patients receiving mental health services do not believe that their clinician considers their preferences for telehealth vs. in-person care. Many patients are stuck with whatever their clinician happens to offer. See our new Health Affairs article. healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.13…

Can virtual doula services help to address the maternal health crisis? Check out our new commentary in JAMA Health Forum. jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-…

RCT: Telelactation services did not improve overall breastfeeding rates but did increase breastfeeding duration and exclusivity among Black participants. ja.ma/4kaYOqO