The problem is that telemedicine visits and phone calls pay poorly. When you consider both the ramp up time to get yourself set up and the patient connected and the chart time, it equates to a full 99213 visit. But it will pay about 1/2 as much. And that's for a simple "you probably have a cold not COVID" visit.
Wendell Pediatrician in Chicago
The patient's expectation is that you have all the answers, sometimes they just don't like the answer you have for them
