Telehealth and Outpatient Utilization: Trends in Evaluation and Management Visits Among Medicare Fee-For-Service Beneficiaries, 2019-2024

medRxiv: Telehealth and Outpatient Utilization: Trends in Evaluation and Management Visits Among Medicare Fee-For-Service Beneficiaries, 2019-2024 Prior to the pandemic, telehealth accounted for just 0.1% of monthly E&M visits but surged to 41.0% in April 2020 before stabilizing between 5.7% and 7.0% in 2023-2024. The average monthly E&M visit rate per 1,000 FFS beneficiaries [...]

2025-03-11T11:27:32-04:00March 6th, 2025|
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Association Between Telehealth Use and Downstream 30-Day Medicare Spending

medRxiv: Association Between Telehealth Use and Downstream 30-Day Medicare Spending The objective of this study was to investigate whether healthcare visits initiated by telehealth had higher or lower 30-day spending compared to in-person-initiated visits. The study compared the overall spending, rates of return visits, laboratory tests, and imaging procedures within 30 days for Medicare [...]

2025-03-11T11:29:46-04:00February 11th, 2025|
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Informing the Debate about Telemedicine Reimbursement — What Do We Need to Know?

The New England Journal of Medicine: Informing the Debate about Telemedicine Reimbursement — What Do We Need to Know? Researchers from Harvard Medical School and RAND Corporation shared their perspectives on telehealth, including the support for extending current telehealth flexibilities for two years. The researchers note that the effect of telehealth needs to [...]

2022-12-05T10:28:05-04:00November 17th, 2022|
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Cureus: Telemedicine Patient Satisfaction and Cost: A Comparative Study in the COVID-19 Era

Cureus: Telemedicine Patient Satisfaction and Cost: A Comparative Study in the COVID-19 Era Telemedicine has the potential to enhance access to health care services across distances, which was of great value during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, concerns about user satisfaction in comparison to face-to-face (FTF) interaction remain inadequately addressed. This study demonstrated that [...]

2022-11-01T10:27:22-04:00October 25th, 2022|
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Telehealth: Opportunities to Improve Access, Quality, and Cost in Pediatric Care

American Academy of Pediatrics: Telehealth: Opportunities to Improve Access, Quality, and Cost in Pediatric Care The American Academy of Pediatrics published an article examining how telehealth can improve access, quality, and cost in pediatric care. Telehealth has the potential to transform the way care is delivered to pediatric patients, expanding access to pediatric care across [...]

2022-04-11T14:27:17-04:00February 28th, 2022|
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Using Telehealth, Virtual Care for an Enhanced Consumer Experience

Patient Engagement HIT: Using Telehealth, Virtual Care for an Enhanced Consumer Experience According to a recent report from McKinsey, telehealth utilization has dropped off since its peak highs after the initial onset of the pandemic. However, consumer access is still 38 times higher than it was before COVID-19. Convenient care, coupled with the potential for lower out-of-pocket [...]

2022-04-11T14:06:29-04:00February 21st, 2022|
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