Financial Impact of Telehealth: Rural Chief Financial Officer Perspectives
Financial impact of telehealth: rural chief financial officer perspectives.
The challenges and rewards of engaging a skeptical public
Trends Among Rural and Urban Medicare Beneficiaries in Care Delivery and Outcomes for Acute Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attacks, 2008-2017
Trends Among Rural and Urban Medicare Beneficiaries in Care Delivery and Outcomes for Acute Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attacks, 2008-2017.
Perceptions of stimulant and buprenorphine diversion and strategies to address it.
Perceptions of stimulant and buprenorphine diversion and strategies to address it
Bioterrorism And Biological Threats Dominate Federal Health Security Research; Other Priorities Get Scant Attention
Rising to the challenges of the pandemic: Telehealth innovations in U.S. emergency departments
Rising to the challenges of the pandemic: Telehealth innovations in U.S. emergency departments.
Informal Human Milk Sharing Among US Mothers
A qualitative analysis of the impact of healthcare personnel influenza vaccination requirements in California
The Relationship between Influenza Vaccination Habits and Location of Vaccination
Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder Among Commercially Insured Patients in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder Among Commercially Insured Patients in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Geographic Access to International Board-Certified Lactation Consultants in Pennsylvania
Emergency department visits for nonurgent conditions: systematic literature review.
A Survey of Usage Protocols of Syndromic Surveillance Systems by State Public Health Departments in the United States
Discontinuation of medications for alcohol use disorder in the United States: Patient, prescriber and medication predictors
Characteristics of Mental Health Specialists Who Shifted Their Practice Entirely to Telemedicine
Characteristics of Mental Health Specialists Who Shifted Their Practice Entirely to Telemedicine.
Citizen Preparedness for Disasters: Are Current Assumptions Valid?
What Drives Greater Assimilation of Telestroke in Emergency Departments?
Association Between Broadband Internet Availability and Telemedicine Use.
Association Between Broadband Internet Availability and Telemedicine Use
Senior Research Scientist of Health Services, Policy and Practice
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Uptake and Location of Vaccination for 2009-H1N1 and Seasonal Influenza
Many Clinicians Implement Digital Equity Strategies To Treat Opioid Use Disorder.
Many Clinicians Implement Digital Equity Strategies To Treat Opioid Use Disorder
Association Between Telemedicine Use in Nonmetropolitan Counties and Quality of Care Received by Medicare Beneficiaries With Serious Mental Illness.
Association Between Telemedicine Use in Nonmetropolitan Counties and Quality of Care Received by Medicare Beneficiaries With Serious Mental Illness
Trends in Outpatient Care Delivery and Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US
Trends in Outpatient Care Delivery and Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US.
The Effect of Telehealth on Spending—Reframing the Debate
The Effect of Telehealth on Spending-Reframing the Debate.
Feasibility and Effectiveness of Telelactation Among Rural Breastfeeding Women.
Feasibility and Effectiveness of Telelactation Among Rural Breastfeeding Women
Telelactation Within the Landscape of Breastfeeding Support: Experiences of Latina Parents
Trends in Outpatient Telemedicine Utilization Among Rural Medicare Beneficiaries, 2010 to 2019.
Trends in Outpatient Telemedicine Utilization Among Rural Medicare Beneficiaries, 2010 to 2019
Challenges and Facilitators in Implementing Remote Patient Monitoring Programs in Primary Care.
Challenges and Facilitators in Implementing Remote Patient Monitoring Programs in Primary Care
Use of Tele-Mental Health in Conjunction With In-Person Care: A Qualitative Exploration of Implementation Models.
Use of Tele–Mental Health in Conjunction With In-Person Care: A Qualitative Exploration of Implementation Models
Differences in Telehealth During COVID-19 Between Commercial and Medicaid Enrollees
Prescribing Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder: A Qualitative Study of Primary Care Physician Decision Making
The interrater variation of ED abdominal examination findings in patients with acute abdominal pain
Choosing Or Losing In Behavioral Health: A Study Of Patients' Experiences Selecting Telehealth Versus In-Person Care.
Choosing Or Losing In Behavioral Health: A Study Of Patients’ Experiences Selecting Telehealth Versus In-Person Care
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The impact of influenza vaccination requirements for hospital personnel in California: Knowledge, attitudes, and vaccine uptake
Utilization of Telemedicine Among Rural Medicare Beneficiaries.
Utilization of Telemedicine Among Rural Medicare Beneficiaries
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Telemedicine Use.
Racial and Ethnic Differences in Telemedicine Use
Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Use by Adults in the U.S.: A Snapshot from the End of the 2009-2010 Vaccination Season.
Effects of Remote Patient Monitoring Use on Care Outcomes Among Medicare Patients With Hypertension
Measuring value for low-acuity care across settings.
Neighborhood and Individual-Level Violence and Unintended Pregnancy
Assessment of Patient Preferences for Telehealth in Post–COVID-19 Pandemic Health Care
Use of Telemedicine and Quality of Care Among Medicare Enrollees With Serious Mental Illness
Use of Telemedicine and Quality of Care Among Medicare Enrollees With Serious Mental Illness.
Variation in dermatologist visits by sociodemographic characteristics
Variation in dermatologist visits by sociodemographic characteristics.
The Promise and Pitfalls of Community Resilience
In-Person Visits Before Initiation of Telemedicine for Mental Illness.
In-Person Visits Before Initiation of Telemedicine for Mental Illness
Legislation Increased Medicare Telestroke Billing, But Underbilling And Erroneous Billing Remain Common
Legislation Increased Medicare Telestroke Billing, But Underbilling And Erroneous Billing Remain Common.
Impact of telelactation services on breastfeeding outcomes among Black and Latinx parents: protocol for the Tele-MILC randomized controlled trial
Impact of telelactation services on breastfeeding outcomes among Black and Latinx parents: protocol for the Tele-MILC randomized controlled trial.
Association of Hospital Telestroke Adoption With Changes in Initial Hospital Presentation and Transfers Among Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attacks
Association of Hospital Telestroke Adoption With Changes in Initial Hospital Presentation and Transfers Among Patients With Stroke and Transient Ischemic Attacks.
Framework for the Development of Response Protocols for Public Health Syndromic Surveillance Systems: Case Studies of 8 US States
Health center implementation of telemedicine for opioid use disorders: A qualitative assessment of adopters and nonadopters
Health center implementation of telemedicine for opioid use disorders: A qualitative assessment of adopters and nonadopters.
A Blueprint for Improving the Promotion and Delivery of Adult Vaccination in the United States.
Health of Medicare Advantage plan enrollees at 1 year after Hurricane Katrina.
Lessons Learned from the MAVEN Project Pilot: Using Physician Volunteers to Increase Access to Care via Telehealth.
Changes in In-Person, Audio-Only, and Video Visits in California’s Federally Qualified Health Centers, 2019-2022
Experiences With Online Mutual Support Groups for Problematic Drinking
Characteristics of Organizations That Provide Telemental Health
Rapid Growth In Mental Health Telemedicine Use Among Rural Medicare Beneficiaries, Wide Variation Across States
Rapid Growth In Mental Health Telemedicine Use Among Rural Medicare Beneficiaries, Wide Variation Across States.
Adoption of telemedicine services by substance abuse treatment facilities in the U.S.
Resources and Capabilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs to Provide Timely and Accessible Care to Veterans.
Lori Uscher-Pines has recieved grants from NIH, California Healthcare Foundation, HRSA, CDC, and the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts. She has served as principal investigator of several NIH-funded randomized controlled trials and regularly leads qualitative data collection and analyses as a co-invesigator on NIH RO1s.
Lori Uscher-Pines is a Distinguished Senior Research Scientist at the Brown School of Public Health. Her research interests include telehealth, AI, maternal and child health, and behavioral health. Her current projects include assessing the impact of various forms of telehealth such as telemental health on quality and access to care. She is also conducting a digital trial evaluating the effectiveness of virtual doula support via mobile app. She is a mixed methods researcher who has authored over 150 peer-reviewed publications in journals including the New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, and Health Affairs. She is regularly quoted in the media and interacts with policymakers on digital halth topics. Uscher-Pines earned her Ph.D. in health policy and management from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and her M.Sc. in international relations from the London School of Economics. Before coming to Brown, Uscher-Pines was a health services researcher and professor of public policy at RAND.
2026: Best Oral Presentation at Society for Education and the Advancement of Research in Connected Health Annual Meeting 2025: RAND Silver Medal Award for research impact 2024: Authored one of the “Top Most Read” articles published by Heath Affairs in 2024 2023: Authored one of the “Top 10 Best Research Articles” in Health Affairs Scholar in 2023 2022: RAND Bronze Medal Award for research impact 2021: Authored #8 Most Read” article published by Heath Affairs in 2021 2021: RAND Spotlight Award for project leadership 2017: Authored “#1 Most Read” article published in Health Affairs in 2017 2007: American Public Health Association Student Award “Best Student Paper” in International Health 2007: Delta Omega Scholarship Award, Johns Hopkins University
Use of and Attitudes About Telelactation Services among New Parents.
Use of and Attitudes About Telelactation Services among New Parents
Appropriateness of Telemedicine Versus In-Person Care: A Qualitative Exploration of Psychiatrists' Decision Making.
Appropriateness of Telemedicine Versus In-Person Care: A Qualitative Exploration of Psychiatrists’ Decision Making
Where Virtual Care Was Already a Reality: Experiences of a Nationwide Telehealth Service Provider During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Where Virtual Care Was Already a Reality: Experiences of a Nationwide Telehealth Service Provider During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Healthy young and middle age adults: What will it take to vaccinate them for influenza?
Antibiotic Prescribing During Pediatric Direct-to-Consumer Telemedicine Visits
Antibiotic Prescribing During Pediatric Direct-to-Consumer Telemedicine Visits.
Treatment of opioid use disorder during COVID-19: Experiences of clinicians transitioning to telemedicine
Treatment of opioid use disorder during COVID-19: Experiences of clinicians transitioning to telemedicine.
Clinician perspectives on methadone service delivery and the use of telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study
The Promise of Direct-to-Consumer Telehealth for Disaster Response and Recovery
Building Public Health Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Capabilities Through Disaster Citizen Science: Perspectives From Local Health Department, Academic, and Community Representatives
How Is Telemedicine Being Used In Opioid And Other Substance Use Disorder Treatment?
Quality Of Care For Acute Respiratory Infections During Direct-To-Consumer Telemedicine Visits For Adults.
Quality Of Care For Acute Respiratory Infections During Direct-To-Consumer Telemedicine Visits For Adults
School and preparedness officials' perspectives on social distancing practices to reduce influenza transmission during a pandemic: Considerations to guide future work
Reperfusion Treatment and Stroke Outcomes in Hospitals With Telestroke Capacity.
Reperfusion Treatment and Stroke Outcomes in Hospitals With Telestroke Capacity
Contributions of Health Care Coalitions to Preparedness and Resilience: Perspectives From Hospital Preparedness Program and Health Care Preparedness Coalitions
Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Respiratory Infections in Direct-to-Consumer Telemedicine Visits.
Antibiotic Prescribing for Acute Respiratory Infections in Direct-to-Consumer Telemedicine Visits
Health effects of relocation following disaster: a systematic review of the literature
Use Of And Willingness To Use Video Telehealth Through The COVID-19 Pandemic
Analysis Of Teladoc Use Seems To Indicate Expanded Access To Care For Patients Without Prior Connection To A Provider
Analysis of Teladoc use seems to indicate expanded access to care for patients without prior connection to a provider.
Virtual First Responders: the Role of Direct-to-Consumer Telemedicine in Caring for People Impacted by Natural Disasters
Virtual First Responders: the Role of Direct-to-Consumer Telemedicine in Caring for People Impacted by Natural Disasters.
A systematic analysis of influenza vaccine shortage policies
Assessment of Telestroke Capacity in US Hospitals
Assessment of Telestroke Capacity in US Hospitals.
From Bioterrorism Exercise to Real-life Public Health Crisis
Access and Quality of Care in Direct-to-Consumer Telemedicine
Access and Quality of Care in Direct-to-Consumer Telemedicine.
Perspectives of Patients Receiving Telemedicine Services for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: A Qualitative Analysis of User Experiences
Telelactation via Mobile App: Perspectives of Rural Mothers, Their Care Providers, and Lactation Consultants
Experiences of Health Centers in Implementing Telehealth Visits for Underserved Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Results from the Connected Care Accelerator Initiative.
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Variation In Telemedicine Use And Outpatient Care During The COVID-19 Pandemic In The United States
Variation In Telemedicine Use And Outpatient Care During The COVID-19 Pandemic In The United States.
Telehealth Use Among Safety-Net Organizations in California During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Use of Telehealth Across Pediatric Subspecialties Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The Impact Of Telemedicine On Medicare Utilization, Spending, And Quality, 2019–22
The Impact Of Telemedicine On Medicare Utilization, Spending, And Quality, 2019-22.
Obstetricians’ experiences with remote monitoring programs for hypertensive disorders
Use of telemedicine for opioid use disorder treatment - Perceptions and experiences of opioid use disorder clinicians.
Use of telemedicine for opioid use disorder treatment – Perceptions and experiences of opioid use disorder clinicians
The Impact of Telelactation on Breastfeeding Satisfaction at 6 Months Postpartum: Evidence From a Randomized Controlled Trial
Patient Experiences With Group Teletherapy for the Treatment of Mental Illness: A Qualitative Study.
Patient Experiences With Group Teletherapy for the Treatment of Mental Illness: A Qualitative Study
Assessing Generative AI Chatbots for Alcohol Misuse Support: A Longitudinal Simulation Study
Priority Setting for Pandemic Influenza: An Analysis of National Preparedness Plans
Barriers and Facilitators to Pediatric Emergency Telemedicine in the United States
Use of Commercial Direct-to-Consumer Telemedicine by Children
Use of Commercial Direct-to-Consumer Telemedicine by Children.
Expanding the Paradigm of Occupational Safety and Health
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Direct-To-Consumer Telehealth May Increase Access To Care But Does Not Decrease Spending.
Direct-To-Consumer Telehealth May Increase Access To Care But Does Not Decrease Spending
COVID-19 vaccine uptake and attitudes among pregnant and postpartum parents
Telelactation Services and Breastfeeding by Race and Ethnicity: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Telelactation Services and Breastfeeding by Race and Ethnicity
Enhancing community preparedness: an inventory and analysis of disaster citizen science activities
Racial Differences in Bacterial Vaginosis among Pregnant Women: The Relationship between Demographic and Behavioral Predictors and Individual BV-Related Microorganism Levels
Variation in patterns of telestroke usage during the COVID-19 pandemic
Variation in patterns of telestroke usage during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Using Insights From Behavioral Economics to Strengthen Disaster Preparedness and Response
Informing the Debate about Telemedicine Reimbursement — What Do We Need to Know?
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Building Community Resilience to Disasters: A Way Forward to Enhance National Health Security.
Equity in the Receipt of Oseltamivir in the United States During the H1N1 Pandemic
Prevalence and Characteristics of Telehealth Utilization in the United States
Prevalence and Characteristics of Telehealth Utilization in the United States.
Public Health Readiness for Citizen Science: Health Department Experiences
The emergence and promise of telelactation.
The emergence and promise of telelactation
Telehealth Visits in Health Centers Serving Low-Income Patients in California: Final Results from the Connected Care Accelerator Initiative (2022-2024).
A cohort study examining changes in treatment patterns for alcohol use disorder among commercially insured adults in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic
A cohort study examining changes in treatment patterns for alcohol use disorder among commercially insured adults in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic.
School practices to promote social distancing in K-12 schools: review of influenza pandemic policies and practices
Suddenly Becoming a "Virtual Doctor": Experiences of Psychiatrists Transitioning to Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Suddenly Becoming a “Virtual Doctor”: Experiences of Psychiatrists Transitioning to Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Access challenges for patients with limited English proficiency: a secret-shopper study of in-person and telehealth behavioral health services in California safety-net clinics
Feasibility of Social Distancing Practices in US Schools to Reduce Influenza Transmission During a Pandemic
Telelactation use patterns among a racially and ethnically diverse sample of US parents: secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial
Initiating Opioid Use Disorder Medication via Telemedicine During COVID-19: Implications for Proposed Reforms to the Ryan Haight Act
Initiating Opioid Use Disorder Medication via Telemedicine During COVID-19: Implications for Proposed Reforms to the Ryan Haight Act.
The Use of and Experiences With Telelactation Among Rural Breastfeeding Mothers: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Emergency Department Operational Changes in Response to Pay‐for‐performance and Antibiotic Timing in Pneumonia
The Growth of Retail Clinics in Vaccination Delivery in the U.S.
The growth of retail clinics in vaccination delivery in the U.S.
Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder: Rates and Predictors of Prescription Order and Fill in Outpatient Settings
Effect of Teledermatology on Access to Dermatology Care Among Medicaid Enrollees
Effect of Teledermatology on Access to Dermatology Care Among Medicaid Enrollees.
Trends in Use of Telemedicine for Stimulant Initiation Among Children and Adults.
Trends in Use of Telemedicine for Stimulant Initiation Among Children and Adults
Acceptability of Telelactation Services for Breastfeeding Support Among Black Parents: Semistructured Interview Study
The Transition to Telehealth during the First Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from a National Sample of Patients
Can Routine Offering of Influenza Vaccination in Office-Based Settings Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Adult Influenza Vaccination?
Telehealth for Breastfeeding Support and Lessons for Digital Equity
Association of Characteristics of Psychiatrists With Use of Telemental Health Visits in the Medicare Population
Association of Characteristics of Psychiatrists With Use of Telemental Health Visits in the Medicare Population.
Expanding Treatment Options for Alcohol Use Disorder
Telemedicine for Initiation of Alcohol Use Disorder Medications
Telemedicine for Initiation of Alcohol Use Disorder Medications.
Awareness of government seasonal and 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccination recommendations among targeted US adults: The role of provider interactions
Advancing Equity in Maternal Health With Virtual Doula Care
Leveraging Telehealth to Bring Volunteer Physicians Into Underserved Communities.
Leveraging Telehealth to Bring Volunteer Physicians Into Underserved Communities
The Cost of Interventions to Increase Influenza Vaccination: A Systematic Review
On call at the mall: a mixed methods study of U.S. medical malls.
On call at the mall: a mixed methods study of U.S. medical malls
Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Inpatient Stays for Bicycle-Related Injuries, 2009.
Changes in Breastfeeding and Lactation Support Experiences During COVID
"But for the hurricane": measuring natural disaster mortality over the long-term.
Perceived seriousness of seasonal and A(H1N1) influenzas, attitudes toward vaccination, and vaccine uptake among U.S. adults: Does the source of information matter?
Long-Term Prospects for Telemedicine in Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) Treatment: Results from a Longitudinal Survey of OUD Clinicians
Long-Term Prospects for Telemedicine in Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) Treatment: Results from a Longitudinal Survey of OUD Clinicians.
Lessons Learned Recruiting and Retaining Pregnant and Postpartum Individuals in Digital Trials: Viewpoint
Clinician Prescribing Practices Involving Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder
Disaster-Related Injuries in the Period of Recovery: The Effect of Prolonged Displacement on Risk of Injury in Older Adults
Improving Population Access to Stroke Expertise Via Telestroke: Hospitals to Target and the Potential Clinical Benefit
Community Factors Associated With Telemedicine Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Community Factors Associated With Telemedicine Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Telehealth use in emergency care during coronavirus disease 2019: a systematic review.
Telehealth use in emergency care during coronavirus disease 2019: a systematic review
Research Priorities for Syndromic Surveillance Systems Response
Childhood Violence and Behavioral Effects Among Urban Pregnant Women
Treating Patients With Opioid Use Disorder in Their Homes: An Emerging Treatment Model.
Treating Patients With Opioid Use Disorder in Their Homes
Emergency Department Visits and Hospital Inpatient Stays for Seasonal and 2009 H1N1 Influenza, 2008–2009.
The role and reach of alcohol reduction apps.
The role and reach of alcohol reduction apps
Planning for an Influenza Pandemic: Social Justice and Disadvantaged Groups
College and University Planning for Pandemic Influenza: A Survey of Philadelphia Schools
Disaster Preparedness of Households with Special Needs in Southeastern Pennsylvania
Perceptions of Pediatric Endocrinologists and Neurologists on the Drivers of Telehealth Use
Interventions to Mitigate Emergency Department and Hospital Crowding During an Infectious Respiratory Disease Outbreak: Results from an Expert Panel