Rural Telehealth Research Center

Completed Projects

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2020

• Continuing Data Collection on a Common Set of Measures for the School-Based TNGP Grantees
  The primary purpose of this project is to continue data collection from School-Based Telehealth Network Grant Program (SB TNGP) grantees to evaluate school-based telehealth using a common set of measures that will help build the evidence base and inform future policy changes and sustainability efforts.
  Topics: Healthcare access, Telehealth
  
• Investigating Differences in School-Based Telehealth Implementation and Services in the School-Based TNGP Grantees
  The principal goal of this project is to gather contextual information from School-Based Telehealth Network Grant Program (SB TNGP) grantees regarding project design and implementation, and the practicalities of delivering telehealth services in school settings that will help explain the heterogeneity found in the data across the grantees.
  Topics: Healthcare access, Telehealth
  
• Launching Data Collection on a Common Set of Measures for the EB THNP and SAT TNGP Grantees
  The primary purpose of this project is to launch data collection among Evidence-Based Tele-Behavioral Health Network Program (EB THNP) and Substance Abuse Treatment Telehealth Network Grant Program (SAT TNGP) grantees on a common set of measures.
  Topics: Mental and behavioral health, Telehealth
  
• Rates of Telemental Health Use Among Rural Medicaid Enrollees: Associations with Telehealth Policy and Mental Health Access
  This study examined telemental health use among rural and urban Medicaid beneficiaries with mental illness. The goals were to: 1) compare rates and patterns of telemental health; 2) assess how use rates are associated with state-level Medicaid telehealth policies; and 3) determine the extent to which telemental health provides access to care.
  Topics: Medicaid and CHIP, Mental and behavioral health, Telehealth
  
• Understanding Trends in Telehealth Use: An All-Payer Analysis in Maine
  This project's primary purpose was to use Maine's All-Payer Claims Database and key informant interviews to develop a descriptive overview of telehealth use in Maine, examining how telehealth use had changed over time (2008-2017) among rural and urban patients and providers.
  Topics: Medicare, Private health insurance, Telehealth
  

2019

• Analyzing Data from the Evidence-Based Telehealth Network Grant Program Grantees and Preparing Manuscripts to Further the Evidence Base for Tele-ED
  This project's main purpose was to analyze data using the revised Tele-Emergency Performance Assessment Reporting Tool gathered from Evidence-Based Tele-Emergency Network Grant Program grantees on all of their cases using telehealth in the emergency department (tele-ED) and a matched sample of non-tele-ED records to conduct comparative effectiveness analysis to help establish the evidence base for tele-ED.
  Topics: Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Emergency medical services (EMS) and trauma, Telehealth
  
• Establishing a Common Set of Measures for Tele-Behavioral Health and Tele-Substance Abuse
  The Rural Telehealth Research Center worked cooperatively with the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy to establish data collection protocols and tools on a set of measures that are being used for a cross-grantee evaluation of the Evidence-Based Tele-Behavioral Health Network Program.
  Topics: Mental and behavioral health, Telehealth
  
• Launching Data Collection on a Common Set of Measures for the School-Based Telehealth Network Grant Program Evaluation
  The Rural Telehealth Research Center worked cooperatively with the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy to establish data collection protocols and tools on a set of measures that are being used for a cross-grantee evaluation of the School-Based Telehealth Network Grant Program.
  Topics: Healthcare access, Telehealth
  

2018

• Collecting and Analyzing Data from the Evidence-Based Telehealth Network Grant Program Grantees Using the Revised Tele-Emergency Performance Assessment Report Tool
  The primary purpose of this project was to collect and analyze data using the revised Tele-Emergency Performance Assessment Reporting Tool from the six Evidence-Based Telehealth Network Grant Program grantees on all their tele-emergency department (tele-ED) cases and a matched sample of non-tele-ED cases to conduct comparative effectiveness analysis to help establish the evidence base for tele-ED.
  Topics: Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Telehealth
  
• Establishing Data Collection Protocols on a Common Set of Measures for the School-Based Telehealth Network Grant Program Evaluation
  The primary purpose of this project was to work cooperatively with the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy to establish data collection protocols and tools on a set of measures that can be used for a cross-grantee evaluation of the School-Based Telehealth Network Grant Program.
  Topics: Quality, Telehealth
  
• Identify Measures for Use with Tele-Behavioral Health
  The Rural Telehealth Research Center identified a set of measures that could be used to evaluate tele-behavioral health services.
  Topics: Mental and behavioral health, Telehealth
  
• Telestroke Adoption, Cost, and Quality in Hospitals in North Carolina
  There is some evidence to suggest that telestroke services can provide care comparable to in-person services, while keeping patients in their community.
  Topics: Quality, Telehealth
  

2017

• Collecting and Analyzing Data on a Uniform Set of Measures from the Evidence-Based Telehealth Network Grant Program Grantees
  The primary purpose of this project will be to routinely collect and analyze data on a uniform set of measures reported by the Evidence-Based Telehealth Network Grant Program grantees to help establish the evidence base for tele-ED.
  Topics: Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs), Telehealth
  
• Provide Guidance on Measures for the School-Based Telehealth Network Grant Program Evaluation
  The primary purpose of this project was to provide guidance on a set of measures that could be used for a cross-grantee evaluation of the School-Based Telehealth Network Grant Program.
  Topics: Quality, Telehealth
  
• Use of Telehealth Services Among Rural Medicaid Enrollees: A Baseline Inventory
  The goal of this project was to generate a multi-state, baseline description of telehealth services provided to Medicaid enrollees in rural and urban settings.
  Topics: Medicaid and CHIP, Telehealth
  

2016

• Designing a Study for Collection of Uniform Measures by the EB TNGP Grantees
  The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy funded six grantees through the Evidence-Based Telehealth Network Grant Program to implement and evaluate tele-emergency services in rural areas.
  Topic: Hospitals and clinics
  
• Launch of a Study for Collection of Uniform Measures by the EB TNGP Grantees
  Study concepts were vetted, protocols were developed, and this project launched a study where the Evidence-Based Tele-Emergency Network Grant Program grantees began to collect data on a uniform set of measures to help establish the evidence base for tele-ED.
  Topic: Hospitals and clinics
  
• The Impact of Emergency Telemedicine on Timeliness, Process of Care, and Clinical Outcomes in Rural North Dakota Trauma Care
  This project was a comparative effectiveness study of North Dakota trauma patients to measure the impact of telemedicine-enabled emergency care between 2008-2014 on a number of issues.
  Topics: Emergency medical services (EMS) and trauma, Emergency preparedness and response, Hospitals and clinics