Toolkit assembled by the University of Virginia to leverage telehealth in long term care and promote best practices for supporting vulnerable populations.
A Practical Guide to Telehealth: Implementing telehealth in post-acute and long-term care settings
Toolkit to support organizations that want to effectively implement telehealth in post-acute and long-term care settings.
A practical guide to expanding home-based primary care with telehealth.
Toolkit to support organizations that want to more efficiently deliver home-based care to older adults.
Using Telehealth to Expand Healthcare Access for Older Adults
Case study highlighting how the Geisinger at Home program utilized telehealth services, incorporating a physician extender care model and community health assistants, to expand their outreach to homebound patients in rural areas.
Identifying Barriers to Telehealth Home-Based Palliative Care for Patients with Serious Illness — The HomePal Study
Research report on the HomePal study which provides evidence and policy guidance to ensure effective, quality home-based palliative care through telehealth.
Impact of Advance Care Planning on the Hospitalization-Associated Utilization and Cost of Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Disorders Receiving Primary Care via Telehealth in a Provider Shortage Area: A Quantitative Pre-Study
A study measuring the impact that telehealth has in facilitating advance care planning (ACP) discussions for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease-related disorders as an alternative to in-person primary care visits.
Telehealth for the cognitively impaired older adult and their caregivers: lessons from a coordinated approach
A paper discussing the findings from the CCARRE program whose aim is to provide care for older adults with cognitive impairment in New York City.
National Expansion of Sleep Telemedicine for Veterans: The TeleSleep Program
Study aiming to investigate the prevalence and comorbidity of sleep disorders among United States military personnel and veterans, as well as the status of sleep care services at VHA facilities.
Telehealth Trials to Address Health Equity in Stroke Survivors
Research outlining possibilities for chronic care management of stroke survivors using telehealth, with a focus on populations with adverse SDOH.
Connecting Care Through Telehealth for Long Term Services and Supports
Online course from NRTRC for clinicians and caregivers informing best practices for coordinating telehealth care in LTSS settings.
Transforming Telehealth Care of Older Adult Veterans
Program description highlighting how the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is helping Veterans access care through their Video Connect app and piloting a project to implement an assessment tool that assesses technology’s suitability for patients’ needs, readiness for telehealth visits, and support for improving healthcare delivery for older adults.
A commentary focused on the lessons and perspectives learned during the Covid-19 pandemic in regards to telehealth utilization in LTCF.