Telehealth

Commercial health insurers should use telehealth to make up for the lack of mental health providers focusing on youth, research determines.

The modifications are in line with the industry as a result of the PHE ending in May, Aetna says.

Numerous telehealth flexibilities allowed under the pandemic will need to be decided on a more permanent basis, ATA says.

Older Americans are facing some barriers to adoption, including struggles with digital channels, access and ease of use.

Toni Laracuente, HIMSS' SVP and head of analytics, said the HIMSS Infrastructure Adoption Model (INFRAM) is assessing digital infrastructure across all healthcare delivery environments, including community health, virtual care and telehealth.  

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For both primary and specialty care, telehealth is more frequently coded with a lower level-of-service billing code, Epic Research says.

In-person visits for mental health services dropped by 39.5%, while telehealth visits surged by 1019.3% over the prior year.

With the expiration of the public health emergency ending waivers and flexibilities, providers are looking for answers, says Dr. Robert Murry, chief medical officer of NextGen Healthcare.  

Improving home care for cardiac patients can help control preventable admissions – and the $25 billion a year price tag – says Dr. Alan Spiro, president and CMO of Laguna Health.