Trends in dermatologist outpatient evaluation and management services among Medicare beneficiaries

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Harrison P Nguyen, Emory University; Jeong H Hwang, Emory University; Kaitlin Sandor, Emory University; Howa Yeung, Emory University; first name last name, affiliation
• Language: English
• Date: 2022-01-01
• Publisher: MOSBY-ELSEVIER
• Publication Version: Author Accepted Manuscript (After Peer Review)
• Copyright Statement: Published by Elsevier on behalf of the American Academy of Dermatology, Inc.
• License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2021.01.058
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY
• Volume: 86
• Issue: 1
• Start Page: 194
• End Page: 197
• Grant/Funding Information: Dr. Yeung is supported by the Dermatology Foundation and NIAMS K23 AR075888 and L30 AR076081. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health or the Department of Veterans Affairs.
• Keywords: Dermatology; Science & Technology; Life Sciences & Biomedicine

Abstract

Characterizing trends in the delivery of dermatologic care is important to understanding how the practice of dermatology evolves.1 We aimed to assess recent changes and geographic variations in the utilization of outpatient evaluation & management services (E&M) billed by dermatologists for Medicare beneficiaries.