ATLANTA, June 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Health
Care business of LexisNexis® Risk
Solutions has added national telehealth trending
insights to its COVID-19 Data Resource Center revealing the
exponential growth of telehealth adoption spurred by the COVID-19
pandemic. Based on the company's vast repository of the U.S.
de-identified claims data, the weekly insights demonstrate the
changes in telehealth claim volumes nationwide compared to 2019,
and the top changes in telehealth claim volumes by provider
specialty.
The nationwide expansion of telehealth has helped providers and
patients maintain continuity of care and support social distancing
requirements. Communities have benefited from vital services that
reduce potential care gaps and limit patient exposure to the
COVID-19 virus. As LexisNexis Risk Solutions' snapshot graphic
illustrates, March saw the largest increase in telehealth use from
February to mid-April 2020 as
compared to 2019. Specialties showing the highest telehealth claims
percentage increases between January
2020 and April 19, 2020 were
gastroenterology, orthopedic surgery, assistive therapy, urology,
endocrinology, cardiology, anesthesiology, pediatrics,
obstetrics/gynecology, and internal medicine.
"Providers have been heavily impacted by the decrease in patient
services and elective surgeries during COVID-19," said Josh Schoeller, chief executive officer of
LexisNexis Risk Solutions Health Care. "The new insights show
providers the most current data to better understand the nuances of
telehealth adoption both geographically and by specialty during the
pandemic. This knowledge is critical as providers make decisions
about care delivery via telehealth now and in the future."
In addition to the telehealth trending insights, LexisNexis Risk
Solutions has added the following new attributes to the Resource
Center's heat map identifying areas with at-risk populations and
correlated gaps in provider coverage:
- Age and Comorbidities (i.e. high-risk populations) – rankings
based on the population 60 years or older with two or more
high-risk COVID-19 comorbidities, such as asthma and diabetes.
- Age, Comorbidities, and Socioeconomic – rankings based on the
high-risk population combined with an associated socioeconomic risk
factor, such as economic stability and access to
transportation.
- Health Risks by Age & Condition – rankings based on the
population 60 years or older with one specific underlying
condition, including heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, or lung
disease.
The Resource Center – available to all healthcare providers at
no charge – provides data-driven analytics that can be used by
healthcare organizations, public health officials, and health
researchers to understand the current areas of need and help
allocate resources where they are most needed. To learn more, visit
the LexisNexis Risk Solutions COVID-19 Data Resource Center.
About LexisNexis Risk Solutions
LexisNexis® Risk Solutions harnesses the power of data and advanced
analytics to provide insights that help businesses and governmental
entities reduce risk and improve decisions to benefit people around
the globe. We provide data and technology solutions for a wide
range of industries including insurance, financial services, health
care and government. Headquartered in metro Atlanta, Georgia, we have offices throughout
the world and are part of RELX (LSE: REL/NYSE: RELX), a global
provider of information-based and analytics and decision tools for
professional and business customers across industries. For more
information, please visit www.risk.lexisnexis.com and
www.relx.com.
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