NQF August, 2017

This project will identify existing and potential telehealth metrics to identify gaps and develop a measure framework, prioritized list of measure concepts, and guiding principles for future telehealth measurement.

The Opportunity

Telehealth is the utilization of electronic communications, information technology, or other means between a provider in one location, and a patient in another location. It typically involves the application of technology to provide or support healthcare delivery by replicating the interaction of a traditional, in-person encounter between a provider and a patient. The past 15 years have seen the growing use of telehealth in a variety of healthcare settings as one approach to improving access to care. Payment for telehealth services is evolving across the public and private sectors...

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Topics: CMS, Employer, Health IT, Health System / Hospital, MACRA, Market Research, Medicaid, Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Patient / Consumer, Payer, Physician, Primary care, Provider, Self-insured, Telehealth
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