Medical Economics April 10, 2020
Telehealth usage was on the rise even before the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, according to a new survey from the American College of Physicians (ACP).
The survey results were gathered in January, before many of the measures were put in place which have pushed practices toward telehealth, and showed a wide variation in the use of telehealth among ACP members.
The most popular forms this usage took were e-consults and asynchronous evaluation with about 25 percent of members utilizing the services at least weekly. Followed by video visits which were utilized by 14 percent of members at least weekly, the survey says.
“The survey was conducted before the COVID-19 pandemic, which resulted in the lifting of some regulatory barriers, and has...
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