Trends in Remote Retinal Imaging Utilization and Payments in the United States

Sophie C Lee; Monica K Lieng; Susan Alber; Neesurg Mehta; Parisa Emami-Naeini; Glenn Yiu

doi:10.1016/j.ophtha.2021.10.010

Trends in Remote Retinal Imaging Utilization and Payments in the United States

Ophthalmology. 2022 Mar;129(3):354-357. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2021.10.010. Epub 2021 Oct 12.

Authors

Sophie C Lee¹, Monica K Lieng², Susan Alber³, Neesurg Mehta¹, Parisa Emami-Naeini¹, Glenn Yiu⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Science, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, California.
² Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Science, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, California; School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, California.
³ Department of Public Health Sciences/Biostatistics, Clinical and Translational Science Center, University of California Davis, Sacramento, California.
⁴ Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Science, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, California; OptumLabs Visiting Fellow, Eden Prairie, Minnesota. Electronic address: gyiu@ucdavis.edu.

Abstract

According to a national claims database, remote retinal imaging utilization in the U.S. increased rapidly from 2011 to 2020, but insurance coverage declined, with disproportionate impact on vulnerable populations including older, Black, and lower-income patients.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Diagnostic Imaging / trends*
Humans
Ophthalmology / economics*
Practice Patterns, Physicians' / economics*
Reimbursement Mechanisms / trends*
Remote Consultation / trends*
Retinal Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
United States

Abstract

Publication types

MeSH terms

Grants and funding