Table 1.
Overall data summary
| In-Person | F2F 2020–21 | Video Item | VideoTele20-21 | Telephone Item | TeleTele20-21 | F2F 18–19 | F2F20-21/18-19% | Vid+Tel2020-21 | Vid+Tel+ F2F2020-21 | Vid/TotalTeleh2020-21 | TotalTelheal+F2F20-21/F2F2018-19% | Telehealth20-21/TotalTelehealthF2F20-21% | TotalTelehealth20-21/F2F2018-19% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 289 | 180 | 92434 | 67 | 92474 | 9 | 349 | 51.58 | 76 | 256 | 88.16 | 73.35 | 29.69 | 21.78 |
| 291 | 33,179 | 92435 | 5,943 | 92475 | 5,957 | 45,837 | 72.38 | 11,900 | 45,079 | 49.94 | 98.35 | 26.40 | 25.96 |
| 293 | 5,444 | 92436 | 873 | 92476 | 2,665 | 9,597 | 56.73 | 3,538 | 8,982 | 24.67 | 93.59 | 39.39 | 36.87 |
| 296 | 114,050 | 92437 | 17,450 | 92477 | 5,330 | 127,482 | 89.46 | 22,780 | 136,830 | 76.60 | 107.33 | 16.65 | 17.87 |
| 300 | 17,846 | 91827 | 5,885 | 91837 | 35,256 | 27,897 | 63.97 | 41,141 | 58,987 | 14.30 | 211.45 | 69.75 | 147.47 |
| 302 | 153,538 | 91828 | 34,598 | 91838 | 120,972 | 232,671 | 65.99 | 155,570 | 309,108 | 22.24 | 132.85 | 50.33 | 66.86 |
| 304 | 460,295 | 91829 | 101,180 | 91839 | 201,557 | 649,219 | 70.90 | 302,737 | 763,032 | 33.42 | 117.53 | 39.68 | 46.63 |
| 306 | 385,312 | 91830 | 168,489 | 91840 | 116,587 | 651,380 | 59.15 | 285,076 | 670,388 | 59.10 | 102.92 | 42.52 | 43.76 |
| 308 | 22,399 | 91831 | 5,387 | 91841 | 5,175 | 37,733 | 59.36 | 10,562 | 32,961 | 51.00 | 87.35 | 32.04 | 27.99 |
| 342 | 24,326 | 92455 | 2,896 | 92495 | 374 | 37,186 | 65.42 | 3,270 | 27,596 | 88.56 | 74.21 | 11.85 | 8.79 |
| 344 | 176 | 92456 | 79 | 92496 | 30 | 617 | 28.53 | 109 | 285 | 72.48 | 46.19 | 38.25 | 17.67 |
| 346 | 1,977 | 92457 | 1,107 | 92497 | 165 | 4,705 | 42.02 | 1,272 | 3,249 | 87.03 | 69.05 | 39.15 | 27.04 |
| 348 | 26,667 | 92458 | 2,412 | 92498 | 3,716 | 29,079 | 91.71 | 6,128 | 32,795 | 39.36 | 112.78 | 18.69 | 21.07 |
| 350 | 18,650 | 92459 | 1,747 | 92499 | 1,538 | 21,727 | 85.84 | 3,285 | 21,935 | 53.18 | 100.96 | 14.98 | 15.12 |
| 352 | 41,115 | 92460 | 3,937 | 92500 | 9,030 | 42,592 | 96.53 | 12,967 | 54,082 | 30.36 | 126.98 | 23.98 | 30.44 |
| TOTAL | 1,305,154 | 352,050 | 508,361 | 1,918,071 | 68.05 | 860,411 | 2,165,565 | 40.92 | 112.90 | 39.73 | 44.86 |
Note.
Face-to-Face: Psychiatrist Office-Based Face-to-Face MBS-Item-Number:
• New patient assessment items are telehealth items for new patients for an individual psychiatrist corresponding to face-to-face consultations: 289 (assessment of new patient with autism), 291 (comprehensive assessment and 12-month treatment plan), 293 (review of 291 plan) and 296 (new patient for a psychiatrist or patient not seen in last 2 calendar years).
• Standard office-based consultation items are time-based items for current and ongoing patients for an individual psychiatrist, corresponding to face-to-face consultations: 300 (<15 min), 302 (15–30 min), 304 (30–45 min), 306 (45–75 min) and 308 (75 min plus).
• Group psychotherapy provided by a psychiatrist item equivalents: 342 (group psychotherapy 1 h plus of two–nine unrelated patients), 344 (group psychotherapy 1 h plus of family of three patients) and 346 (group psychotherapy 1 h plus of family group of two patients).
• Items for interview of a person other than the patient, by a psychiatrist, for the care of the patient: 348 (initial diagnostic evaluation, 20–45 min), 350 (initial diagnostic evaluation, 45 min plus) and 352 (20 min plus, not exceeding four consultations).
Totals and percentages were calculated for combined video and telephone telehealth as a proportion April 2020–-April 2021face-to-face consultations, as well as the combined-total of video-telephone telehealth and face-to-face consultations for April 2020–April 2021. Video telehealth consultations were calculated as a percentage of total of video-telephone telehealth consultations for April 2020–April 2021. The sum-total of video-telephone telehealth and face-to-face consultations for April 2020–April 2021 was calculated as a percentage of April 2018–April 2019 face-to-face consultations:
• F2F 20-21: Face-to-Face consultations for April 2020-April 2021: (count).
• Video Item: Psychiatrist Video-telehealth MBS-Item-Number.
• VideoTele20-21: Psychiatrist Video-telehealth MBS-Item-Number Services (count).
• Telephone Item: Psychiatrist Telephone-telehealth MBS-Item-Number.
• TeleTele20-21: Psychiatrist Telephone-telehealth MBS-Item-Number Services (count).
• F2F 18-19: Face-to-Face consultations for April 2018- April 2019: (count).
• F2F20-21/18-19%: [(F2F 20-21)] divided by (F2F 18-19)] multiplied by 100: (percentage).
• Vid+Tel20-21: [(VideoTele20-21)] plus (TeleTele20-21)]: (count).
• Vid+Tel+F2F20-21: [(VideoTele20-21) plus (TeleTele20-21) plus (F2F 20-21)]: (count).
• Vid/TotalTeleh20-21%: {VideoTele20-21 divided by Vid+Tel20-21} multiplied by 100: (percentage).
• TotalTelheal+F2F2020/F2F2019%: [(Vid+Tel+F2F2020) divided by (F2F 2019)] multiplied by 100: (percentage).
• Telehealth20-21/TotalTelehealthF2F20-21%: [(Vid+Tel20-21) divided by (Vid+Tel+F2F20-21)] multiplied by 100: (percentage).
• Telehealth20-21/TotalTelehealth+F2F20-21%: [(Vid+Tel20-21) divided by (Vid+Tel+F2F20-21)] multiplied by 100: (percentage).
• TotalTelehealth20-21/F2F18-19%: [(Vid+Tel20-21) divided by (F2F 18-19)] multiplied by 100: (percentage).