Telehealth usage rose 5.5% in December, study shows

Telehealth utilization rose 5.5% in December, up slightly from November, according to Fair Health’s national monthly tracker, reports Healthcare Dive. COVID-19 stayed as the third top telehealth diagnosis nationally and accounted for a larger share of claims in December, Fair Health found. Acute respiratory diseases and infections remained in the second spot and continued to grow as a percentage share of claim lines nationally.