Fraud and Abuse in Telehealth Is Not as Prevalent or as Significant as Some May Think

American Institutes for Research (AIR): Separating Myth from Reality: Telehealth Expansion and the Potential for Fraud

AIR released an issue brief titled, “Fraud and Abuse in Telehealth Is Not as Prevalent or as Significant as Some May Think.” The brief reviewed findings from federal investigations of telehealth utilization and insights from health systems providing telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic and found that telehealth can be used to deliver timely, person-centered care; generate cost savings; enhance care coordination; and be effectively employed to improve algorithms to detect fraud and ensure program integrity.