https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/549550
Title: | Telehealth In Health Centers: Key Adoption Factors, Barriers, And Opportunities | Authors: | CHING-CHING CLAIRE LIN Dievler, Anne Robbins, Carolyn Sripipatana, Alek Quinn, Matt Nair, Suma |
Keywords: | TELEMEDICINE; STRATEGIES; ACCESS; CARE | Issue Date: | 2018 | Publisher: | PROJECT HOPE | Journal Volume: | 37 | Journal Issue: | 12 | Start page/Pages: | 1967 | Source: | Health affairs (Project Hope) | Abstract: | Telehealth services have the potential to improve access to care, especially in rural or urban areas with scarce health care resources. Despite the potential benefits, telehealth has not been fully adopted by health centers. This study examined factors associated with and barriers to telehealth use by federally funded health centers. We analyzed data for 2016 from the Uniform Data System using a mixed-methods approach. Our findings suggest that rural location, operational factors, patient demographic characteristics, and reimbursement policies influence health centers' decisions about using telehealth. Cost, reimbursement, and technical issues were described as major barriers. Medicaid reimbursement policies promoting live video and store-and-forward services were associated with a greater likelihood of telehealth adoption. Many health centers were implementing telehealth or exploring its use. Our findings identified areas that policy makers can address to achieve greater telehealth adoption by health centers. |
URI: | https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/549550 | ISSN: | 0278-2715 | DOI: | 10.1377/hlthaff.2018.05125 |
Appears in Collections: | 健康政策與管理研究所 |
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