This study aimed to increase telehealth usage among vulnerable, low-income, minority older adults by providing education on telehealth and addressing its barriers.
National Expansion of Sleep Telemedicine for Veterans: The TeleSleep Program
This study aims 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.
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 telehealth’s impact in facilitating advance care planning (ACP) discussions for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease-related disorders as an alternative to in-person primary care visits.
If You Give Them Away, It Still May Not Work: Challenges to Video Telehealth Device Use Among the Urban Homebound
Report following the case study of a large urban home-based primary care program that addressed barriers to video telehealth by disseminating cellular-enabled tablets.
Telehealth Trials to Address Health Equity in Stroke Survivors
Research outlining possibilities for chronic care management of stroke survivors using telehealth, focusing on populations with adverse social determinants of health.
Teleheath Provider tool: Telehealth Glossary. reegarding Vision and/or Hearing Impairments.
Fact sheet that serves as a glossary for interpreters and health providers to. use with a glossary of terms related to Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind patients.
Teleheath Provider tool: Working with patients who are hearing and/ or vision impaired
Guidance of best practices to assist in hosting telemedicine visit for patients who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing or DeadBlind.
Isolating together during COVID-19: Results from the Telehealth Intervention Program for older adults.
Research article highlights the challenge of isolation of older adults in the community especially during COVID-19, and how TIP-OA (Telehealth Intervention Program for Older Adults) is able to combat the challenge of isolation. This program is volunteer-based and includes friendly telephone conversations on a regular bases to older adults who may struggle with stress, depression, anxiety or fear of COVID-19.
Toolkit for Digital Health Equity: Bridging the Digital Divide
Toolkit explaining methods to increase reach to older adults with mental illness and adapt telehealth practices for Latinx communities.
Patient tool: Improving internet and device fun auctioning for telehealth visits
Fact sheet for hard of hearing patients instructing how to improve their content and devices for optimum functioning during telehealth visits
Patient tool: Connecting Hearing devices to audio during telehealth video meetings
Fact sheet for hard of hearing patients with detailed instructions on how to connect their hearing devices to audio for teleath video meetings
Patient tool: captioning technology for mobile phone calls
Fact sheet on how to enable captioning on mobile calls