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Video and Telephone Telehealth Use and Web-Based Patient Portal Activation Among Rural-Dwelling Patients: Retrospective Medical Record Review and Policy Implications

Video and Telephone Telehealth Use and Web-Based Patient Portal Activation Among Rural-Dwelling Patients: Retrospective Medical Record Review and Policy Implications

The persistence of video visit disparities after the initial phases of the COVID-19 PHE, when systems- and patient-level telehealth barriers were likely highest, related to implementation and scale-up challenges, underscores the need for ongoing research and policy attention to understand this issue.

Meghan Rowe Ferrara, Gina Intinarelli-Shuler, Susan A Chapman

J Med Internet Res 2025;27:e67226


Understanding Home Health Agencies' Perspectives Toward Telehealth Use Among Home Health Stakeholders in the Post–COVID-19 Era: Qualitative Interview Study

Understanding Home Health Agencies' Perspectives Toward Telehealth Use Among Home Health Stakeholders in the Post–COVID-19 Era: Qualitative Interview Study

Stakeholders in home health included HHA leaders and staff, clinicians, and home health policy experts. We used a purposive sampling approach to recruit a diverse set of participants by HHA location and geography (region and urban or rural location) and profit status (for-profit and nonprofit) in the United States. We used a combination of strategies to identify eligible participants.

Daniel Spertus, Kiran Abraham-Aggarwal, Mark Aaron Unruh, Jiani Yu, Kathryn H Bowles, Michael P Thompson, Cisco Espinosa, Hye-Young Jung, Madeline R Sterling

J Med Internet Res 2025;27:e75861


Social Media and Youth Mental Health: Scoping Review of Platform and Policy Recommendations

Social Media and Youth Mental Health: Scoping Review of Platform and Policy Recommendations

Given the focus on practical, policy-oriented recommendations in this review, the search strategy primarily drew on gray literature sources.

Jasleen Chhabra, Vita Pilkington, Ruben Benakovic, Michael James Wilson, Louise La Sala, Zac Seidler

J Med Internet Res 2025;27:e72061


Engaging Stakeholders in the Development of a National Digital Mental Health Strategy: Reflexive Thematic Analysis

Engaging Stakeholders in the Development of a National Digital Mental Health Strategy: Reflexive Thematic Analysis

The primary aim was to bring together experts from research, policy, practice, and lived experience to develop a shared vision for DMH and to set priorities for the development of a national DMH strategy. A key requirement in Sharing the Vision: A Mental Health Policy for Everyone, Ireland’s mental health policy [27], is the development of a national DMH strategy. The DMH Specialist group was established as part of the Sharing the Vision implementation plan and was tasked with developing the strategy.

Sarah Kennedy, Robyn Fitzgerald, Ruth Melia

J Med Internet Res 2025;27:e71601


Online Safety When Considering Self-Harm and Suicide-Related Content: Qualitative Focus Group Study With Young People, Policy Makers, and Social Media Industry Professionals

Online Safety When Considering Self-Harm and Suicide-Related Content: Qualitative Focus Group Study With Young People, Policy Makers, and Social Media Industry Professionals

To this end, it appears that national suicide prevention strategies and online safety policies are yet to appropriately consider how self-harm and suicide are expressed, and managed, on social media, leaving a key gap in youth online safety policy and practice. The objective of this study was to inform health, communication, and online safety policy as it relates to self-harm and suicide prevention.

Louise La Sala, Amanda Sabo, Maria Michail, Pinar Thorn, Michelle Lamblin, Vivienne Browne, Jo Robinson

J Med Internet Res 2025;27:e66321


Generative Artificial Intelligence in Medical Education—Policies and Training at US Osteopathic Medical Schools: Descriptive Cross-Sectional Survey

Generative Artificial Intelligence in Medical Education—Policies and Training at US Osteopathic Medical Schools: Descriptive Cross-Sectional Survey

It is unclear whether COMs have included training or policy guidance in this domain. This study aimed to describe the status of policy and training, specifically in one aspect of AI, Gen AI, for medical students, faculty, and administrators, as well as near-term plans for policy and training development at COMs. This analysis will provide an overview of the current state of Gen AI integration in osteopathic medical education, which will demonstrate opportunities for future development.

Tsunagu Ichikawa, Elizabeth Olsen, Arathi Vinod, Noah Glenn, Karim Hanna, Gregg C Lund, Stacey Pierce-Talsma

JMIR Med Educ 2025;11:e58766


Regulation and Compliance in Telemedicine: Viewpoint

Regulation and Compliance in Telemedicine: Viewpoint

Lawmakers made these changes to increase access to health care nationwide during the pandemic and based these flexibilities on previously considered legislative, regulatory, and policy updates [5]. The expiration of the PHE in May 2023 created a dilemma for lawmakers, who were unprepared to make decisions about long-term telemedicine policy. To avoid negative impacts and allow more time for decision-making, they extended many telemedicine-related policy flexibilities through December 31, 2024 [6,7].

Julia Ivanova, Mollie R Cummins, Triton Ong, Hiral Soni, Janelle Barrera, Hattie Wilczewski, Brandon Welch, Brian Bunnell

J Med Internet Res 2025;27:e53558


Discovering Time-Varying Public Interest for COVID-19 Case Prediction in South Korea Using Search Engine Queries: Infodemiology Study

Discovering Time-Varying Public Interest for COVID-19 Case Prediction in South Korea Using Search Engine Queries: Infodemiology Study

However, using only the previous number of cases cannot reflect temporal variation due to external factors such as outbreaks with social events, new variants, and quarantine policy. To mitigate this limitation, some studies used additional features including traffic [9,10], mobile roaming [11], and search engine query [12] data. These approaches have demonstrated improvements in forecasting performance by reflecting human behavior and interest during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Seong-Ho Ahn, Kwangil Yim, Hyun-Sik Won, Kang-Min Kim, Dong-Hwa Jeong

J Med Internet Res 2024;26:e63476


The University of California Study of Outcomes in Mothers and Infants (a Population-Based Research Resource): Retrospective Cohort Study

The University of California Study of Outcomes in Mothers and Infants (a Population-Based Research Resource): Retrospective Cohort Study

The SOMI data platform allows multidisciplinary researchers, policy makers, and other stakeholders to visualize and quantify maternal and child health outcomes and related disparities across San Diego County and California and to examine trends over time. In this paper, we provide an overview of SOMI. The mission of SOMI is to predict and promote healthy outcomes in birthing people, infants, and children in collaboration with community and public health partners.

Rebecca J Baer, Gretchen Bandoli, Laura Jelliffe-Pawlowski, Christina D Chambers

JMIR Public Health Surveill 2024;10:e59844