Healthcare IT News (6/29, Jercich) reports according to the Commonwealth Fund, there has been a “plateau” in telemedicine appointments, which still make up “a relatively small percentage of rebounding ambulatory care services.” The study also shows “that telemedicine visits have actually been declining since April.” The study was based on data from “a sample of practices accounting for approximately 5 percent of ambulatory visits in the U.S.” In addition, “overall visits to ambulatory practices are still 10% below baseline numbers from the week of March 1.” The study shows that telemedicine visits rose from 0.1% of visits in the week of March 8 to 14% of visits in mid-April, but have since been declining as a percentage to 7.4% of visits in the week of June 14.
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— “After initial spike, telehealth visits are on the decline, report finds, “Kat Jercich, Healthcare IT News, June 29, 2020