Resources & Reports

CCHP has compiled a summary of  2016 approved state telehealth legislation.

In December 2016, CMS finalized their rule on Episode Payment Models (EPMs) which would reward hospitals that work together with physicians and other providers to avoid complications, prevent hospital readmissions and speed recovery. Under the new models, acute care hospitals in certain geographic areas will participate in retrospective episode payment models targeting care for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries receiving services during acute myocardial infarction (AMI), coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and surgical hip/femur fracture treatment (SHFFT).

Electronic Consultation, or as its more commonly known, eConsult provides the primary care physician (PCP) the ability to communicate electronically through secure, web-based email with a specialist and receive advice and counsel to determine whether a referral is truly needed, and if not, help the PCP determine the right course of treatment. CCHP has developed this infograph to help increase the public’s understanding of eConsult and its benefits.

CCHP has compiled a summary of  2017 approved state telehealth legislation.

Telehealth has existed for decades in some form or another, but only in the last few years has it received increasing attention as a means to achieving the goals of the Triple Aim: efficiency, better health outcomes and better care. However, the ubiquitous adoption of telehealth continues to lag despite improved technology and increasing amounts of evidence. Existing policy barriers on both federal and state levels contribute to the limited use of telehealth. This factsheet examines some of the major barriers that currently exist.