Telehealth Visits Can Improve Revenue, But They ’ re No Cornucopia

This article focuses on revenue, because I and other writers frequently cover impacts of televisits on access and care plans. (Still, I haven’t been able to hold back from some other related observations.) What I found is that televisits don’t seem to make a big difference, either positive or negative, on the money clinicians are making. As usual, sites that are already flush with cash and well-endowed with resources can find more cost savings. How televisits improve clinical revenues Obviously, televisits saved the health care system from collapse when COVID-19 was first recognized as a major threat. But as we return to a fragile but long-awaited environment where most people are ready for dinner parties, live concerts, and office visits, we can identify some ways televisits help clinicians bring in more money. More appointments kept. When patients don’t have to worry about transportation, leaving work for half a day, finding child care, or even getting out of their pajamas, they are more likely to come to their appointments. This reduces waste and increases revenue.Hari Prasad, Founder and CEO of Yosi Health, which manages patient intake and management, points out that logistical problems are a major reason for missed appointments. (The health care field has traditionally called this problem “no shows,” but many experts now avoid the term because it implicitly places all the blame on the patient instead of surrounding circumstances.) Meanwhile...
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