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Telehealth and Outpatient Utilization: Trends in Evaluation and Management Visits Among Medicare Fee-For-Service Beneficiaries, 2019-2024

2025-03-06 health policy Title + abstract only
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IntroductionTelehealth expanded rapidly following the COVID-19 pandemic and has become an integral part of healthcare delivery. However, concerns remain that increased telehealth availability may contribute to higher overall healthcare utilization and spending. To assess telehealths impact on outpatient evaluation and management (E&M) visit volume, we compared overall E&M utilization before and after the pandemic across specialties with varying levels of telehealth use. MethodsWe analyzed 100% ...

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