ICD10monitor November 20, 2023
The use of telehealth skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic as consumers were forced to find alternatives to seeing doctors in person. According to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), telemedicine use among office-based doctors increased nearly six-fold after the start of the pandemic.
This movement toward virtual healthcare was largely viewed as successful, with more than 80 percent of doctors claiming that they planned to continue using telehealth even after the pandemic ended, according to a survey conducted by the ONC.
Nevertheless, we’ve heard lots of talk about telehealth policy from federal lawmakers, but action to make these policies permanent has been sparse, creating much uncertainty around this policy at the federal level.
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