Association of Telehealth Technology and Financial Performance in Rural Hospitals
Lead Investigators: Saleema Karim, PhD and Mick Tilford, PhD
Summary of Project: This project evaluates the relationship between telehealth service delivery and U.S. hospital financial performance, especially in rural hospitals.
Summary of Telehealth Definitions: A Scoping Review
Lead Investigators: Hari Eswaran, PhD and Leah Dawson, PhD
Summary of Project: This is a review of telehealth definitions used in literature and government, state, and private entities’ policies and practices, using a scoping review approach.
Objective Program Examination and Gap Analysis of Telehealth Resource Centers (OPAL-TRC)
Lead Investigators: Corey Hayes, PhD and Leah Dawson, PhD
Summary of Project: Telehealth Resource Centers (TRCs) were established starting in 2005 to facilitate the expansion of telehealth across the US and assist providers and healthcare organizations to make healthcare more accessible to rural and underserved populations. This project will examine the TRC grant program to identify program improvements.
Summative Examination of Licensure Portability Program (SEAL-LPP)
Lead Investigators: Cari Bogulski, PhD and Hari Eswaran, PhD
Summary of Project: The proposed summative evaluation will provide comprehensive Licensure Portability Program (LPP) assessment and identify future program improvements.
Lead Investigators: Corey Hayes, PhD and Cari Bogulski, PhD
Summary of Project: This study aims to summarize the current state of telehealth RPM services provided in the U.S. healthcare systems.
RTEC Telehealth Broadband Pilot Program (TBP)
Lead Investigators: Hari Eswaran, PhD, Corey Hayes, PhD, and Cari Bogulski, PhD
The Rural Telehealth Evaluation Center (RTEC) will evaluate the performance of the Telehealth Broadband Pilot Program (TBP).