Trends in Billing Secure Messages at Ophthalmology Practices across the United States
Many public and private health care payors expanded reimbursement for telemedicine services at the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, including asynchronous communication between patients and clinicians through secure messages (also known as E-visits).1 Secure messaging systems enable patients to send health care–related questions directly to their physicians and are leveraged by primary care and specialty physicians to provide timely health advice, monitor chronic conditions, and facilitate follow-up care.
Authors
- David G. Hunter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4587-4794)
- Anja Lorch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4298-1428)
- Ankoor S. Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3777-2250)
- Tobias Elze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2032-0496)
- Isdin Oke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6596-3284)
- Joan W. Miller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2046-3996)
Institutions
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (US)
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Ophthalmology Science
- Published
- 2024-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xops.2024.100683
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Electronic Health Records Systems
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.71
Funders
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear