Mindfulness-based interventions via telehealth beneficial for chronic pain
Aug 20, 2024
Pain interference scores were significantly lower with group and self-paced mindfulness-based interventions among veterans.
Telehealth only partially offset decreased primary care visits during pandemic
Jul 23, 2024
The magnitude of those changes varied significantly by patient demographic characteristics.
2021 to 2022 saw decrease in telemedicine use in past 12 months
Jun 20, 2024
Among adults aged 65 years and older, those who only had Medicare were less likely to use telemedicine.
High telehealth use tied to increased healthcare utilization, cost
May 14, 2024
Areas of high telehealth use also had more ambulatory care-sensitive hospitalizations.
Telemedicine, in-person visits show high diagnostic concordance
Sep 12, 2022
Variance was seen by specialty, with lower concordance for primary care.
Video telehealth visits work well for common conditions
Dec 13, 2021
Replacing or augmenting usual care with video visits results in similar outcomes.
Telehealth programs benefit obese adults with knee OA
Nov 30, 2021
An education and exercise program, with and without dietary intervention, was better than education only for knee osteoarthritis.
9.6 percent of medical visits took place via telehealth in 2021
Jun 03, 2024
The percentage of telehealth visits was higher for mental health than other clinicians.
In-person return visits increased after telemedicine primary care visits
Oct 17, 2023
Variation was seen in differences in follow-up office visits after index in-person versus telemedicine by specific medical condition.
Telemedicine has declined since pandemic, but video encounters still frequent
Jan 22, 2024
“Although these nationwide trends can inform research and policy, they obscure disparities in access to and use of telemedicine that disproportionately affect older adults, individuals in rural regions...