Although virtual visits have decreased and in-person visits have risen since the initial COVID-19 wave in 2020, telemedicine remains an important option in gastroenterology and requires clear guidance for best practices moving forward, according to a new clinical practice update from the American Gastroenterological Association.
The postpandemic era must balance patient and provider preferences, medical needs, quality of care, regulatory requirements, and reimbursement rules, Ziad Gellad, MD, associate professor of medicine in the gastroenterology division at Duke University, Durham, N.C., and colleagues wrote.