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Newest firstIntroductionTelehealth expanded rapidly following the COVID-19 pandemic and has become an integral part of healthcare delivery. However, concerns remain that increased telehealth availability may contribute to higher overall healthcare utilization and spending. To assess telehealths impact on outpatient evaluation and management (E&M) visit volume, we compared overall E&M utilization before and after the pandemic…
Open article record in new tab ↗ObjectivesThe 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 fee-for-service patients who underwent in-person and telehealth evaluations between July 1, 2020 and…
Open article record in new tab ↗IntroductionAt the start of the COVID-19 public health emergency, the federal government made temporary Medicare policy changes to expand telehealth coverage, resulting in a surge in telehealth use. As federal and state policymakers currently consider permanent telehealth policy options, it is important to understand the trends in telehealth use during 2021 and whether telehealth has led to an increase in the over…
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