Healthcare Dive: Omicron sent COVID-19 back into top telehealth claims in November
According to the latest FAIR Health Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker, COVID-19 bounced back into the top five codes used in telehealth claims lines nationally in November after being absent from the list for two months. It ranked fifth as a percentage of claims as the Omicron variant was first detected in the U.S. National telehealth use overall increased 7.3 percent in November, rising from 4.1 percent of all medical claims in October to 4.4 percent in November. The biggest jump was seen in the Northeast.