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Virtual or in person: Which kind of doctor’s visit is better, and when it matters

Virtual or in person: Which kind of doctor’s visit is better, and when it matters

March 6, 2023Michelle AndrewsKaiser Health NewsPreventative Medicine,Telehealth and Virtual Care,Chronic Care Management (CCM),Behavioral/Mental Health Services,Primary Care

When the covid-19 pandemic swept the country in early 2020 and emptied doctors’ offices nationwide, telemedicine was suddenly thrust into the spotlight. Patients and their physicians turned to virtual visits by video or phone rather than risk meeting face-to-face.

During the early months of the pandemic, telehealth visits for care exploded.

“It was a dramatic shift in one or  two weeks that we would expect to happen in a decade,” said Dr. Ateev Mehrotra, a professor at Harvard Medical School whose research focuses on telemedicine and other health care delivery innovations. “It’s great that we served patients, but we did not accumulate the norms and [research] papers that we would normally accumulate so that we can know what works and what doesn’t work.”

Now, three years after the start of the pandemic, we’re still figuring that out. Although telehealth use has moderated, it has found a role in many physician practices, and it is popular with patients.

More than any other field, behavioral health has embraced telehealth. Mental health conditions accounted for just under two-thirds of telehealth claims in November 2022, according to FairHealth, a nonprofit that manages a large database of private and Medicare insurance claims.

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: Behavioral Health, COVID-19, mental health, Primary Care, Telehealth, Telemedicine

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