DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2022 Issue 3 (March)

Audio-only option tied to big jumps in E/M utilization

The audio-only option that CMS cleared for certain E/M services during the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) was a boon for medical practices, according to a Part B News analysis of Medicare claims data. While utilization of E/M services that did not have an audio-only option fell 14% between 2019 and 2020, services that were audio-eligible faced just a 3% dip – a considerable win in an overall depressed claims era.

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