Deborah Thayer
Biographic Data
| ID | 8924933 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Deborah Thayer |
| GIVEN NAMES | Deborah |
| FAMILY NAME | Thayer |
| SIGNATURE | THAYER D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Southern Maine |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Association Between Telehealth Use and Health Care Costs Among Rural Medicare Fee for Service Beneficiaries During the Covid‐19 Pandemic
PURPOSE: To address rural-urban differences in health services use and costs among Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) beneficiaries by telehealth use before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: The study population consisted of a nationally representative 5% sample of Medicare FFS beneficiaries aged 65 years and older during 2019-2020. Rural-Urban Continuum Codes identified rural-urban residential locations. Propensity scores were used to corre…
Medicare telehealth utilization by Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers prior to and during the Covid‐19 pandemic
PURPOSE: To address the extent to which Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and independent and provider-based Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) were using telehealth prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: A nationally representative 5% sample of Medicare Fee-for-Service beneficiaries who used outpatient services at FQHCs and RHCs were identified within the 2019-2021 5% Medicare Limited Data Set Outpatient and Carrier files. Rural-U…
Telehealth Use in a Rural State
PURPOSE: This study assesses trends in telehealth use in Maine-a rural state with comprehensive telehealth policies-across payers, services, and rurality, and identifies barriers and facilitators to the adoption and use of telehealth services. METHODS: Using a mixed-methods approach, researchers analyzed data from Maine's All Payer Claims Database (2008-2016) and key informant interviews with health care organization leaders to examine telehealth…
Telebehavioral health (TBH) use among rural medicaid beneficiaries
Patterns of Telehealth Use Among Rural Medicaid Beneficiaries
PURPOSE: Few studies have examined telehealth use among rural Medicaid beneficiaries. This study produced a descriptive overview of telehealth use in 2011, including the prevalence of telehealth use among rural and urban Medicaid beneficiaries, characteristics of telehealth users, types of telehealth services provided, and diagnoses associated with telehealth use. METHODS: Using data from the 2011 Medicaid Analytic eXtract (MAX), we conducted biv…
Factors Affecting Costs in Medicaid Populations With Behavioral Health Disorders
BACKGROUND: Persons with behavioral disorders incur higher healthcare costs. Although they utilize behavioral health (BH) services others do not, they also have higher utilization of medical services OBJECTIVES: : To determine the degree to which higher costs for persons with BH disorders are attributable to utilization of BH services, multiple chronic medical conditions (CMCs) or other issues specific to populations with BH disorders. RESEARCH D…
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Factors Affecting Costs in Medicaid Populations With Behavioral Health Disorders
BACKGROUND: Persons with behavioral disorders incur higher healthcare costs. Although they utilize behavioral health (BH) services others do not, they also have higher utilization of medical services OBJECTIVES: : To determine the degree to which higher costs for persons with BH disorders are attributable to utilization of BH services, multiple chronic medical conditions (CMCs) or other issues specific to populations with BH disorders. RESEARCH D…
Patterns of Telehealth Use Among Rural Medicaid Beneficiaries
PURPOSE: Few studies have examined telehealth use among rural Medicaid beneficiaries. This study produced a descriptive overview of telehealth use in 2011, including the prevalence of telehealth use among rural and urban Medicaid beneficiaries, characteristics of telehealth users, types of telehealth services provided, and diagnoses associated with telehealth use. METHODS: Using data from the 2011 Medicaid Analytic eXtract (MAX), we conducted biv…
Telebehavioral health (TBH) use among rural medicaid beneficiaries
Telehealth Use in a Rural State
PURPOSE: This study assesses trends in telehealth use in Maine-a rural state with comprehensive telehealth policies-across payers, services, and rurality, and identifies barriers and facilitators to the adoption and use of telehealth services. METHODS: Using a mixed-methods approach, researchers analyzed data from Maine's All Payer Claims Database (2008-2016) and key informant interviews with health care organization leaders to examine telehealth…
Medicare telehealth utilization by Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers prior to and during the Covid‐19 pandemic
PURPOSE: To address the extent to which Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and independent and provider-based Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) were using telehealth prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: A nationally representative 5% sample of Medicare Fee-for-Service beneficiaries who used outpatient services at FQHCs and RHCs were identified within the 2019-2021 5% Medicare Limited Data Set Outpatient and Carrier files. Rural-U…
The Association Between Telehealth Use and Health Care Costs Among Rural Medicare Fee for Service Beneficiaries During the Covid‐19 Pandemic
PURPOSE: To address rural-urban differences in health services use and costs among Medicare fee-for-service (FFS) beneficiaries by telehealth use before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: The study population consisted of a nationally representative 5% sample of Medicare FFS beneficiaries aged 65 years and older during 2019-2020. Rural-Urban Continuum Codes identified rural-urban residential locations. Propensity scores were used to corre…
Health care (6 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Telehealth (5 works) · Telemedicine (5 works) · Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation (5 works) · Medicaid (4 works) · Rural area (4 works) · COVID-19 and Mental Health (3 works) · Family medicine (3 works) · Political science (3 works)