Telemedicine came on the scene as the nation shut down at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Historically, telemedicine, or telemedicine, was strictly limited by both regulation and payment policy.
But in response to the interruption of COVID-19 in-person care, all 50 states and Washington, DC have issued temporary waivers that allow clinicians to administer telemedicine care to patients living in a different state. from their supplier.
Juan Andino from the University of Michigan joins A Health Podyssey to discuss how interstate telehealth use has changed in the face of COVID-19.
Andino and his colleagues published a paper in the June 2022 issue of Health Affairs assessing the effect of waivers on the use of interstate teleshopping among Medicare beneficiaries during the COVID-19 pandemic .
They found that while the volume of interstate telehealth use will increase in 2020, out-of-state telehealth use will continue to account for only a small portion of all outpatient visits and all telehealth visits. They also found some interesting patterns on how interstate telehealth has changed.
Order the June 2022 issue of Health Affairs for research on costs, care provision, COVID-19, and more.
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