BC Advantage - 2020 Issue 10

New Category 3 Codes for Telehealth

When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, a lot of people in a lot of states were ordered to "shelter in place" which meant that meant no going anywhere non-essential, including physician visits.  In Illinois, if a person was considering going to the Emergency Department of a hospital at the beginning of the pandemic, they had to call first for permission or be brought in by ambulance.  Elective surgeries were cancelled across the country as hospitals and clinics were closed. These factors lead to the emergence of telemedicine visits as the main way to receive treatment, which seemed like...

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