News Report | April 14, 2019
Health Plan Telemedicine Visit Volume Increased 52% Per Year Between 2005 & 2017
Annual telemedicine visit volume increased by 52% per year between 2005 and 2017 among privately insured and Medicare Advantage members of UnitedHealthcare plans. From 2005 through 2017, there were 383,565 telemedicine visits made by 217,851 unique members. In 2005 telemedicine visit volume was 0.20 visits per 1,000 members; a total of 206 visits occurred. In 2017, the volume was 6.57 visits per 1,000 members; a total of 202,374 visits occurred.
These findings were reported in “Trends in Telemedicine Use in a Large Commercially Insured Population, 2005-2017” by Michael L. Barnett, M.D . . .