Telemedicine Services Provided to Medicare Beneficiaries by Otolaryngologists in 2020.
COVID
Medicare
otolaryngology
telehealth
telemedicine
virtual care
Journal
Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
ISSN: 1097-6817
Titre abrégé: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8508176
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 2023
01 2023
Historique:
received:
14
02
2022
accepted:
07
04
2022
pubmed:
4
5
2022
medline:
10
3
2023
entrez:
3
5
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Telemedicine utilization among otolaryngologists was rare prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. We sought to understand rates of telemedicine utilization by otolaryngologists amid unprecedented changes in care delivery during the pandemic. Using Medicare Physician/Supplier Procedure Summary data, we performed a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of telemedicine services provided to Medicare beneficiaries by otolaryngologists in 2020. The total number of services and amount of reimbursement received by otolaryngologists for telemedical care increased by 52,989% and 73,147% in 2020 relative to 2019: 139,094 vs 262 services and $9.9 million vs $13,536, respectively. The mean telemedicine revenue per otolaryngologist offset only 8.8% ($9304.69) of losses from the reduction in mean in-person revenue between 2019 and 2020. Further research will be necessary to inform successful adoption of telemedicine within our field amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35503528
doi: 10.1177/01945998221096593
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
105-107Informations de copyright
© 2022 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation.
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