mHealth Intelligence (8/29, Vaidya) reports, “Telemental healthcare utilization, which skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic, remains ‘persistent and elevated,’ according to new research.” A study “published in JAMA Health Forum detailed an assessment of monthly telehealth and in-person utilization and spending for mental health services among commercially insured US adults between 2019 and 2022.” The research “shows that in-person visits decreased by 39.5 percent, and telehealth visits increased roughly ten-fold by 1,019.3 percent during the acute phase compared with the year prior.” Overall, “this represents a 22.3 percent increase in overall utilization of mental health services.”
Related Links:
— “Telemental Healthcare Grew Ten-Fold During Pandemic, Remains ‘Elevated’,”Anuja Vaidya, mHealth Intelligence, August 29, 2023