Research
For over 50 years, telehealth has proven to save time, save money and, most importantly, save lives. ATA is collecting research, case studies, white papers and conducting independent research to highlight the myriad values of telehealth services. Find them here.
Research

Ensuring Care for Our Most Vulnerable: Cincinnati Children’s and the ATA
November 13, 2023
The ATA and Cincinnati Children’s
The ATA and Cincinnati Children’s
Across their journey, the ATA has served as an invaluable partner in the success of Cincinnati Children’s telehealth program —helping support their virtual care offerings and exponential growth in telehealth appointments, from a handful
to thousands in just a few years.
Research

Riverside Health System: Stroke Coverage Improves with Telemedicine Support
November 8, 2023
Eagle Telemedicine
Eagle Telemedicine
Learn how Riverside Health System realized more thorough 24-hour coverage for specialty stroke care, improved critical patient response times with door-to needle time reduced from 47 to 35 minutes and average four-minute connect time, better physician retention, seamless integration into EMR and other data systems, and compliance with highest accreditation standards.
Case Study

CASE STUDY: Outpatient Tele-Neurology Clinic
November 1, 2023
AmplifyMD
AmplifyMD
Learn how this tele-neurology solution helped reduce wait times by 80%, supported more than 600 additional appointments, reduced the in-person appointment backlog by 40%, and drove the expanded utilization of onsite diagnostics and imaging.
Research

Ocular Telehealth Assessments and Disease Monitoring – Part Two
September 18, 2023 The Need for and Benefits of Ocular Telemedicine for Primary and Specialty Eye Care
The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) Ocular Telehealth Special Interest Group (Ocular SIG) issues the following two-part statement about remote ocular health assessments, telehealth disease monitoring, and the need for telehealth in the eye care arena.
Research

Ocular Telehealth Assessments and Disease Monitoring – Part One
September 18, 2023
ATA Ocular Special Interest Group
Elements of a Remote Comprehensive Eye Exam
ATA Ocular Special Interest Group
Elements of a Remote Comprehensive Eye Exam
The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) Ocular Telehealth Special Interest Group (Ocular SIG) issues the following two-part statement about remote ocular health assessments, telehealth disease monitoring, and the need for telehealth in the eye care arena. The first part addresses the elements needed to provide high quality remote eye exams, and the second part addresses the need for telehealth as a tool for eye care delivery.
Research

Comprehensive Behavioral Health Overview
August 28, 2023
Amwell
Amwell
Comprehensive Behavioral Health is a scalable solution designed to maximize efficiencies and minimize the impact of provider shortages by delivering care to those who need it most – all while improving patient outcomes.
Research

Comprehensive Hybrid Care
August 28, 2023
Amwell
Amwell
The Amwell Converge platform enables you to shift from episodic telehealth transactions to a longitudinal, hybrid care strategy, creating a comprehensive care model that unites in-person, virtual, and automated settings for a care-anywhere experience.
Research Paper

DEA: Potential New Telemedicine Special Registration for Controlled Substances Prescribing to be Discussed in Special Listening Sessions
August 14, 2023
Foley & Lardner
Foley & Lardner
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is signaling its consideration of a separate Special Registration for telemedicine prescribing without the prerequisite of an in-person examination.
Research

AACN Tele-critical Care Nursing Practice
August 9, 2023
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
This expert consensus statement defines tele-critical care nursing, identifies the key components of a successful tele-critical care nursing practice, outlines the structure required to foster an environment of continuous improvement, and defines the processes and relationships necessary for the successful integration of tele-critical nurses into the healthcare team.
Research

Infectious Disease Telemedicine Reduced a 6-week Stay to Several Days
July 26, 2023
Access TeleCare
Access TeleCare
An elderly patient with stage IV prostate cancer contracted a bacterial infection while on vacation, requiring a six-week hospital stay away from home – and his needed cancer treatment.
Report

The Case for Accountability: Protecting Health Data Outside the Healthcare System
June 23, 2023
EHI
EHI
With the explosive proliferation of digital technologies, an ever-increasing amount of health data is generated by consumers themselves. This data is both held and used by companies that are not bound by the obligations of HIPAA, leaving that data largely under-protected and under-regulated.
Report

Patient Matching, Identity Access Management, and Interoperability
May 23, 2023
EHI & LexisNexis Risk Solutions
EHI & LexisNexis Risk Solutions
The move toward digitization in healthcare has led to the proliferation of health data. Although organizations now have access to better data on their patients, it is imperative they keep the data within patient records complete, accurate, and up to date to protect their patients while also ensuring that their records are properly linked.
Research

How digital care innovations can address nursing shortages and improve the care experience
May 17, 2023
Amwell
Amwell
Nurses across the nation are feeling the post-COVID strain of smaller care teams, larger patient caseloads and cumbersome administrative workflows taking them away from bedside care, resulting in burnout and increased vacancies.
Research

Refractive Ocular Telehealth: Refraction and Vision Acuity Testing
May 1, 2023
As the US faces ever-growing healthcare needs from an aging population alongside a limited supply of healthcare providers, we have an opportunity to leverage technology to ensure that people have access to care when and where they need it and expand the capacity of providers to care for more people.
Research

Asynchronous Healthcare Definitions and Use Cases
April 26, 2023
"Asynchronous Healthcare" means an exchange of information that does not occur in real-time, involving the secure collection and transmission of a patient's medical information, education, and resources to support families or clinicians/providers including, but not limited to: clinical data, self-reported medical history/information, provider-to-provider consultations, peer support, patient instructions, and decision aids.