In this recent report from Definitive Healthcare, the top telehealth diagnoses for 2020 and year to date 2021 are provided. Some conditions are more suited to telehealth diagnosis, and 80% of primary health care visits do not require the practitioner and the patient to be in same physical space. Five of the top 8 conditions are related to mental health. Here they are:
2020
- Generalized anxiety disorder
- Essential (primary) hypertension
- Anxiety disorder, unspecified
- Major depressive disorder, recurrent, moderate
- Hyperlipidemia, unspecified
- Post-traumatic stress disorder, unspecified
- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, combined type
- Major depressive disorder, single episode, unspecified
2021
- Generalized anxiety disorder
- Essential (primary) hypertension
- Major depressive disorder, recurrent, moderate
- Anxiety disorder, unspecified
- Post-traumatic stress disorder, unspecified
- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, combined type
- Major depressive disorder, single episode, unspecified
- Hyperlipidemia, unspecified