decisionhealth Newsletters, Coder Pink Sheets - 2015 Issue 6 (June)
E/M visits, psych consults top list of services using telehealth
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Article Overview
This premium article examines Medicare telehealth claims data for calendar year 2015 and summarizes which service types were most commonly billed under telehealth coverage. It is intended for coding professionals, compliance staff, and providers who need a high-level view of telehealth service trends, Medicare coverage growth, and the kinds of evaluation, psychiatric, and inpatient services appearing most often in utilization reports.
Why This Topic Matters
Telehealth coverage and utilization patterns can affect coding, billing, and service planning for Medicare-participating organizations. Understanding which categories of services dominate telehealth claims helps readers gauge where telehealth use is concentrated and how Medicare’s covered telehealth set changed over time.
What You Will Learn
- How Medicare telehealth utilization is summarized for a given calendar year
- What broad service categories appear most often in telehealth claims data
- How telehealth coverage changed relative to the previous year
- Why telehealth claim patterns matter for coding and reimbursement monitoring
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Coding auditors
- Revenue cycle staff
- Compliance professionals
- Physicians and practice managers
- Telehealth program administrators
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