mHealth Intelligence September 13, 2023
Mental health conditions not only rose on the list of top asynchronous telehealth diagnoses in June but also topped the list of synchronous telehealth diagnoses.
The percentage of asynchronous telehealth claim lines for mental health conditions increased nationwide, with a particularly sharp rise in the Midwest, where it doubled between May and June, according to new telehealth usage data.
The data from FAIR Health’s Monthly Telehealth Regional Tracker represents the privately insured population, including Medicare Advantage and excluding Medicare Fee-for-Service and Medicaid. The tracker, launched in May 2020, uses data from FAIR Health to provide insights into month-to-month changes in the volume of telehealth claim lines and audio-only telehealth usage.
Nationally, telehealth remained stable at 5.4 percent of claim lines...