Lexology September 15, 2021
Telehealth services may be at a crossroads. While the COVID-19 pandemic brought about widespread adoption of telehealth services, the Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) appear primed to audit telehealth services and ramp up enforcement actions for services that it deems fraudulent.
Advocates of telehealth services have been touting their capabilities for years; however, it took the COVID-19 pandemic for the services to surge in popularity. The increased utilization of telehealth services is due to a confluence of factors, including Medicare and Medicaid removing regulatory barriers and opening doors for reimbursement of telehealth services during the state of emergency; patients seeking alternative forms of healthcare due to fears of...
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