Research & Policy Briefs

Vakkalanka JP, Young T, Carter KD, Ullrich F, Ward MM, Mohr NM. State-Level Interstate Medical Licensure Policies for Telehealth from 2018-2022: Assessing Changes Before and After the Onset of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency. RTRC Research & Policy Brief. June 2025.
van Eeghen C, Gale JA, Erika Ziller E, Jonk Y. Organizational Factors Associated with Using Telehealth Services: Perspectives from Leaders of Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers. RTRC Research & Policy Brief. June 2025.
Mohr NM, Vakkalanka JP, Lavin L, Ternes S, Healy HS, Merchant KAS, Gadag K, Ward MM. The Role of Relaxed Telehealth Policy on Health Equity in Telehealth Utilization and Outcomes During the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: A Living Systematic Review. RTRC Research & Policy Brief. December 2024.
Lavin L, Gibbs H, Ternes S, Healy HS, Vakkalanka JP, Merchant KAS, Ward MM, Mohr NM. The Effect of Telehealth on Cost of Health Care during the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Updated Systematic Review. RTRC Research & Policy Brief. November 2024.
Mohr NM, Ternes S, Lavin L, Healy HS, Merchant KAS, Ward MM, Vakkalanka JP. Increasing Telehealth Use during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and Healthcare Disparities: An Updated Systematic Review. RTRC Research & Policy Brief. May 2024.
Vakkalanka JP, Gadag K, Lavin L, Ternes S, Healy HS, Merchant KAS, Ward MM, Mohr NM, MD. Telehealth Use and Health Equity for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Updated Systematic Review. RTRC Research & Policy Brief. April 2024.
Ward MM, Merchant, K, Ullrich F, Zahnd W, Wiggins W, Kolar S, Cope J. Data Element Identification and Data Collection Procedures for the HRSA Direct-to-Consumer Evidence Based Telehealth Network Program. RTRC Research & Policy Brief. October 2023.
Jonk Y, O'Connor H, Talbot JA. Pre-Pandemic Telehealth Use among Children in Medicaid Managed Care and Fee-for-Service Programs. RTRC Research & Policy Brief. November 2022.
Mohr NM, Young T, Schuette, AR, Ullrich F, Mack LJ, DeJong K, Bell A, Pals M, Camargo CA Jr, Zachrison KS, Boggs KM, Skibbe A, Shane DM, Carter KD, Merchant KAS, Ward MM. Low-Volume Emergency Departments are More Likely to Use Telehealth for Sepsis Care in a National Rural Telehealth Network. RTRC Research & Policy Brief. November 2022.
Ward MM, Carter KD, Ullrich F, Merchant KAS. Using CPT Charges as an Economic Proxy for Telehealth and Non-telehealth Emergency Department Utilization. RTRC Research & Policy Brief. November 2021.
Ward MM, Fox K, Merchant K, Burgess A, Ullrich F, Pearson K, Shaler G, Shea C, North S, Mena C. Process of Identifying Measures and Data Elements for the HRSA School-Based Telehealth Network Grant Program. RTRC Research & Policy Brief. May 2020.
Ward MM, Fox K, Merchant K, Burgess A, Ullrich F, Parenteau L, Talbot J, Pearson K, Mackenzie J, Wiggins W, Miller S. Measure and Data Element Identification for the HRSA Evidence-Based Tele-Behavioral Health Network Program and the HRSA Substance Abuse Treatment Telehealth Network Grant Program. RTRC Research & Policy Brief. April 2020.
Ward MM, Ullrich F, Merchant KAS, Mohr NM, Weigel P, MacKinney AC, Heppner S. Identifying Measures and Data Elements for the HRSA Evidence-Based Tele-Emergency Network Grant Program. RTRC Research & Policy Brief. March 2020.
Mohr NM, Skow B, Wittrock A, Bell A, McDanel J, Fuller BM, Simpson S, Ward MM. Improving access to high quality sepsis care in a South Dakota emergency telemedicine network. RTRC Research & Policy Brief. August 2017.
Mohr NM, Harland KK, Chrischilles E, Donner J, Bell A, Shane DM, Ward MM. Telemedicine penetration and consultation among rural trauma patients in critical access hospital emergency departments in North Dakota. RTRC Research & Policy Brief. September 2016.
Merchant K, Ward MM, Mueller K. Hospital views of barriers to telemedicine adoption. RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis - Rural Policy Brief. 2015-5.
Ward MM, Ullrich F, Mueller KJ. Extent of telehealth use in rural and urban hospitals. RUPRI Center for Rural Health Policy Analysis - Rural Policy Brief, 2014-4.