Healthcare IT News October 21, 2020
The numbers represent a 2,632% increase compared to the same time period last year.
Data released this past week from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services show that more than 34.5 million services were delivered via telehealth in Medicare and in the Children’s Health Insurance Program from March through June.
Although the agency notes there is always a “claims lag” between the time a service occurs and when the claim is reflected in the database, the preliminary data suggests a whopping 2,532% increase in services delivered compared to March through June 2019.
Furthermore, given that claims lag, data for recent months is likely to be adjusted upward.
WHY IT MATTERS
Telehealth rates skyrocketed following the relaxation of federal regulations...
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