Telehealth Research and Policy
Research in telehealth at IHPI uses novel approaches to improve healthcare access, enhance the patient experience, and reduce costs. Developing a strong evidence base of successful and innovative telehealth solutions that can lead to scalable and sustainable telehealth programs has become increasingly important for effective healthcare delivery.
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The basics: What is telehealth?
The range and use of telehealth services to remotely diagnose, manage, or treat disease have expanded over the past decades for a wide variety of populations. Telehealth includes the use of video conferencing software, telephone, patient portals, and mobile health applications to deliver healthcare. The terms telehealth, telemedicine, virtual care, digital health, and eHealth are used interchangeably.
IHPI Briefs: Leading voices on telehealth and health IT policy issues
An evaluation of telehealth use by Medicare beneficiaries in 2020
As telehealth use surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, understanding its use for outpatient evaluation and the extent it continues to serve as a substitute for in-person care are important analyses. This brief examines national Medicare claims data to better understand whether the use of telehealth led to an increase in the overall volume of outpatient evaluation and management services delivered to Medicare beneficiaries.
Telehealth Use in Michigan During COVID-19
U-M researchers analyze the relationship between virtual care adoption among primary care practices and emergency department visits or hospitalizations amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Behavioral Health Provider Experiences with Telehealth During COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic prompted state and federal policy changes that enabled behavioral health providers to rapidly shift from in-person to telehealth visits to continue treating clients. This IHPI brief examines Michigan providers’ experiences with virtual care and outlines policy considerations.
2024 IHPI Timely Topics in Telehealth/e-Health Research Seed Funding
Congratulations to the two funded project teams
- “Target Telestroke: An Assessment of Treatment Times and Geographic Variation in Use of Telestroke Care within the Paul Coverdell Michigan Stroke-Registry”
- PI: Brian Stamm, M.D.
- “Understanding Barriers and Facilitator of Remote Patient Monitoring with a Health Equity Lens”
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Stroke guidelines recommend treatment within an hour of arriving at the hospital. Only 6 out of 10 telestroke patients met this goal
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Telehealth Research Network
The Telehealth Research Network convenes telehealth researchers at U-M and promotes collaborations through research meetings and networking events.
If you are interested in joining our multi-institutional community of clinicians, scholars, healthcare administrators and policymakers who have an interest in telehealth research, please subscribe to the IHPI Telehealth Research Network listserv.
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Telehealth Research Snapshots
The Telehealth Research Snapshots report provides policymakers, journalists, healthcare administrators, and others with research insights on the population-level impact of telehealth on healthcare access, costs, quality, and experience. This databook contains published and unpublished research conducted by members of the Institute. The July 2021 edition represents the debut of the Telehealth Research Incubator. For questions, email Emma Steppe ([email protected]).
Telehealth in Michigan Report
Supported by the Michigan Health Endowment Fund and the Ethel & James Flinn Foundation, an IHPI team conducted a wide-ranging study on the use of telehealth technology in Michigan and policy recommendations to increase access to care. The resulting report is a comprehensive collection of data around telehealth usage in relation to demographic information, insurance coverage, geography, broadband access, and also reviews the impact of telehealth on behavioral health care.
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Innovations in telehealth: When access, patient experiences, and policy change matter the most
U-M researchers have been rigorously evaluating telehealth policies and telehealth programs to determine population-level impact on healthcare costs, quality, access and patient experience. Learn why sustainable telehealth programs have become increasingly important for effective healthcare delivery.
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