Publications

Presented at the 2023 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting

Presented at the 2023 AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting

This legislatively-mandated report examines telehealth use in Massachusetts and provides policy recommendations on topics such as reimbursement levels and ways to expand access to telehealth in the Commonwealth.

In this annual report for 2022, the HPC presents new research to enhance the collective understanding of health care spending trends and cost drivers and evaluates progress in meeting the Commonwealth’s cost containment, care delivery, and payment system goals.

Case study of the Pediatric Physician's Organization at Children's and their utilization of telehealth in response to rising behavioral health needs

This legislatively-mandated report presents analyses and recommendations regarding the Commonwealth’s entry into the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), including an overview of nurse job vacancies in Massachusetts, whether entry into the NLC would increase the Commonwealth’s emergency and pandemic preparedness, and evaluation of other states’ entry into the NLC.

This legislatively-mandated report analyzes the impact of COVID-19 on the health care delivery system in Massachusetts, including short-term and long-term implications.

The Telemedicine Pilot Investment Program was designed to demonstrate the potential of telemedicine to address behavioral health access challenges in high-need populations across the Commonwealth. This report includes case studies of the four awardee organizations, analyzes program impact, and provides insights from the pilot program and ongoing considerations for telehealth.

This impact brief includes an overview of the Telemedicine Pilot Program awardees, the impacts of their initiatives, and ongoing considerations for telehealth to address behavioral health access challenges.

In this issue of DataPoints, the HPC analyzed commercial claims for telehealth services from 2015 to 2017 (the most recent data available at time of publication) to characterize the extent and growth of telehealth usage among Massachusetts residents.