Outpatient visit numbers are starting to rebound from April lows, but still 30% lower than pre-pandemic volumes; Rebound happening across all specialties, with telehealth visits declining slightly

Ateev Mehrotra, Michael Chernew, David Linetsky, David Cutler, Hilary Hatch / Commonwealth Fund
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• Visit volume data show outpatient visits dropped 60% in March; 1 in 3 visits now happening remotely (Ateev Mehrotra, Michael Chernew, David Linetsky, Hilary Hatch, David Cutler / Commonwealth Fund)
• CMS further relaxes telehealth, scope of practice rules to boost capacity of providers as facilities tackle COVID-19 outbreak (Robert King / Fierce Healthcare)
• Virtual health care in the era of COVID-19 – A global view of telehealth adoption during the pandemic (Paul Webster / The Lancet)
• Teladoc Q1 revenue up 41% YOY, forecasting 2020 revenue up 45-49% YOY; Projecting 8-9M visits in 2020 (Heather Landi / Fierce Healthcare)