Increased telehealth utilization wasn’t linked to more low-value services at primary care clinics, according to a study.
The research found no association between practices that used high levels of telehealth and most types of low-value care.
The findings could reassure policymakers concerned about unnecessary or wasteful services and healthcare spending.
The study analyzed data from Medicare beneficiaries and found that telehealth use did not increase low-value care and even led to a decrease in some services.