The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted so many parts of our healthcare system that it is hard to appreciate all of the second- and third-order consequences. One area being hit particularly hard is risk adjustment which is why CMS approval of telehealth as a means for health plans to gather risk adjustment data is critical for Medicare Advantage plans to stay on track with risk adjustment. In this MedCity News article, Dr. Hassan Rifaat discusses what health plans should know about telehealth’s immediate impact on risk adjustment and how to support their PCPs during this transition.
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