ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2020 Issue 10
Physician Notes: EHR Data Points to a Telehealth Slow Down
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Article Overview
This article summarizes a healthcare think tank’s EHR-based look at telehealth use during the COVID-19 public health emergency. It is relevant to physicians, practices, and coding or billing teams watching telehealth volume, policy changes, and reimbursement trends. The piece provides a high-level discussion of utilization patterns over time and notes that the decline appears broad-based across U.S. locations.
Why This Topic Matters
Telehealth remains an important part of post-pandemic care delivery and revenue cycle planning. Understanding utilization trends and the policy environment can help practices evaluate how service mix, access, and billing assumptions may be changing.
What You Will Learn
- How telehealth utilization changed during the public health emergency
- Why recent telehealth volume trends may matter to clinical and billing operations
- What broad factors are being discussed as possible influences on telehealth demand
- How EHR data can be used to observe care delivery patterns over time
Who Should Read This
- Physicians
- Medical practice managers
- Medical coders
- Billing staff
- Revenue cycle teams
- Healthcare administrators
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