Resources & Reports

Treating TB by means of directly observed therapy (DOT) generates high costs, time-intensive travel, and labor burdens on public health departments, yet it is recommended by the CDC as the most effective means of combating TB. One solution to alleviate such strains as well as fight against infectious diseases is to employ telehealth technologies, yet it remains underutilized. With a grant from the California Health Care Foundation (CHCF), the Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP) examined the potential policy barriers to implementing video technology to deliver electronic DOT (eDOT). 

Condensed executive summary of the 2017 report titled Telehealth Private Payer Laws: Impact and Issues.

Over the past year, CCHP has conducted in-depth research into the intricacies and barriers around utilizing telehealth to access medication assisted therapy (MAT) for purposes of treating opioid use disorder (OUD) in California’s Medicaid Program (Medi-Cal).  This report details the findings and makes recommendations to help facilitate greater access to MAT services through telehealth in California.

One of the top barriers to the expanded use of telemedicine across the country today, is cross-state licensing.  This article examines the licensing issue in relation to telemedicine and how its policies may need to change in the future.  

As telehealth plays an even greater role in global health care delivery, it will be increasingly important to develop a strong evidence base of successful, innovative telehealth solutions that can lead to scalable and sustainable telehealth programs. This paper has two aims: (1) to describe the challenges of promoting telehealth implementation to advance adoption and (2) to present a global research agenda for personalized telehealth within chronic disease management.