Telehealth Research and Policy

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. 

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 This databook contains published and unpublished research conducted by members of the Institute.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 (emsteppe@med.umich.edu). 

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.

Chad Ellimoottil, M.D., M.S., associate professor of urology, and medical director of Virtual Care, University of Michigan Medical Group, leads the Telehealth Research Incubator lab. The lab focuses on using Medicare claims to assess the population-level effects of telehealth on cost, quality, access, and equity. For questions, email Chad Ellimoottil.