远程医疗平价：国家、州和组织层面的评估.pdf

1、Examination of Telehealth Parity:Presenters:Dunc Williams,PhD,MHA,MTSJillian Harvey,PhD,MPH This presentation was made possible by the Health Resources and Services Administration(HRSA)of the US Department of Health and Human Services(HHS)as part of the National Telehealth Centers of Excellence Awar

2、d(U66RH31458).The contents are those of the author(s)and do not necessarily represent the official views of nor an endorsement by the HRSA,HHS or the US Government.Telehealth Utilization by State and Parity LawProvider Perceptions of ParityModeling Budget Impacts of Parity on Hospital FinanceCoautho

3、rs Sonya Ebeling,MPA1 Ryan Kruis,MSW,PhD1 James McElligott,MD,MSCR1 Kit Simpson,DrPH1 Jiebieng Wen,PhD1Medical University of South Carolina(MUSC)2Weill Cornell MedicineLearning Objectives1.Explain the results of telehealth payment parity evaluations performed at a federal,state,and organizational le

4、vel.2.Demonstrate how other organizations may perform their own telehealth payment and utilization evaluation and utilization evaluation using the Excel-based technical assistance tool we provide.BackgroundBackground Obtaining timely healthcare services can be extremely challenging for patients who

5、reside in rural or medically underserved communities.1-2 Telehealth is a promising approach to improving healthcare access and quality,while controlling costs.1-2 Reimbursement as one of the most significant barriers to telehealth utilization.Medicare began reimbursing for telehealth services in 199

6、7.4-5 Over half of Americans are covered through private health insurance.6 Telehealth parity is a critical health policy issue as the Public Health Emergency(PHE)ends.Prior studies found that states with telehealth parity policies experienced greater use of telehealth services.What is telehealth pa