Comparison of Visit Rates Before vs After Telehealth Expansion Among Patients With Mental Health Diagnoses Treated at Federally Qualified Health Centers

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.42059

. 2022 Nov 1;5(11):e2242059.

doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.42059.

Comparison of Visit Rates Before vs After Telehealth Expansion Among Patients With Mental Health Diagnoses Treated at Federally Qualified Health Centers

Megan B Cole¹, Eun Kyung Lee¹, Melissa Davoust¹, Kathleen Carey¹, June-Ho Kim^{2

3}

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¹ Department of Health Law, Policy, and Management, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Ariadne Labs, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Division of General Internal Medicine & Primary Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

PMID: 36378314
PMCID: PMC9667322
DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.42059

Comparison of Visit Rates Before vs After Telehealth Expansion Among Patients With Mental Health Diagnoses Treated at Federally Qualified Health Centers

Megan B Cole et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2022.

. 2022 Nov 1;5(11):e2242059.

doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.42059.

Authors

Megan B Cole¹, Eun Kyung Lee¹, Melissa Davoust¹, Kathleen Carey¹, June-Ho Kim^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Health Law, Policy, and Management, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.
² Ariadne Labs, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Division of General Internal Medicine & Primary Care, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.

PMID: 36378314
PMCID: PMC9667322
DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.42059

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This cohort study assesses visit rates before and after telehealth expansion to assess whether telehealth availability at federally qualified health centers is associated with visit rates for patients with mental health diagnoses.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Cole reported receiving grants from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities and the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. No other disclosures were reported.

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[1] Batastini AB, Paprzycki P, Jones ACT, MacLean N. Are videoconferenced mental and behavioral health services just as good as in-person? A meta-analysis of a fast-growing practice. Clin Psychol Rev. 2021;83(101944):101944. doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2020.101944 - DOI - PubMed

[2] Batastini AB, Paprzycki P, Jones ACT, MacLean N. Are videoconferenced mental and behavioral health services just as good as in-person? A meta-analysis of a fast-growing practice. Clin Psychol Rev. 2021;83(101944):101944. doi:10.1016/j.cpr.2020.101944 - DOI - PubMed

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[4] Rae M, Amin K, Cox C, Panchal N, Miller BF. Telehealth has played an outsized role meeting mental health needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Kaiser Family Foundation. March 15, 2022. Accessed September 21, 2022. https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/issue-brief/telehealth-has-play...

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[7] Uscher-Pines L, Raja P, Qureshi N, Huskamp HA, Busch AB, Mehrotra A. Use of tele-mental health in conjunction with in-person care: a qualitative exploration of implementation models. Psychiatr Serv. 2020;71(5):419-426. doi:10.1176/appi.ps.201900386 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[8] Uscher-Pines L, Raja P, Qureshi N, Huskamp HA, Busch AB, Mehrotra A. Use of tele-mental health in conjunction with in-person care: a qualitative exploration of implementation models. Psychiatr Serv. 2020;71(5):419-426. doi:10.1176/appi.ps.201900386 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[9] Harju A, Neufeld J. The impact of the Medicaid expansion on telemental health utilization in four Midwestern states. Telemed J E Health. 2021;27(11):1260-1267. doi:10.1089/tmj.2020.0476 - DOI - PubMed

[10] Harju A, Neufeld J. The impact of the Medicaid expansion on telemental health utilization in four Midwestern states. Telemed J E Health. 2021;27(11):1260-1267. doi:10.1089/tmj.2020.0476 - DOI - PubMed

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