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We aim to describe the trend of the ratio of MBS psychiatric video items for once-off assessments to follow-up sessions and examine the effect of telehealth consolidation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Psychiatric once-off item to follow-up item ratios in face-to-face (F2F) and video modes were computed from state and territory-level monthly Medicare data (January 2016\u2013December 2023). We performed a multilevel interrupted times series analysis (ITSA) of once-off video consultations with telehealth consolidation as the intervention, followed by subgroup analyses by age groups. Finally, in the young adult group (25\u201344\u00a0years), we performed a multiple-group ITSA comparing video once-off to follow-up ratios between genders.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The once-off to follow-up ratio for video items after telehealth consolidation greatly increased compared with F2F items, with rapid growth in once-off assessments. Sustained high video once-off assessment usage occurred in the youth (15\u201324\u00a0years) and young adult (25\u201344\u00a0years) groups, while other age groups showed declines following the initial rise. The male group showed a greater initial increase in the video once-off to follow-up ratio among young adults but the ratio continued to rise only in the female group.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The evolving trends of reimbursed telepsychiatry consultations require further examination given their potential implications concerning service quality, health equity, health attitudes and behaviours, and healthcare costs.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1071\/ah25011","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,3,31]],"date-time":"2025-03-31T18:46:10Z","timestamp":1743446770000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["The trend of once-off versus follow-up Medicare-reimbursed psychiatric consultations and increased telehealth availability: an interrupted time series analysis"],"prefix":"10.1071","volume":"49","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8216-0694","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Luke Sy-Cherng","family":"Woon","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"ASchool of Medicine and Psychology, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, Australia."},{"name":"BDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, The National University of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tarun","family":"Bastiampillai","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CConsortium of Australian-Academic Psychiatrists for Independent Policy Research and Analysis, Canberra, ACT, Australia."},{"name":"DCollege of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia."},{"name":"EDepartment of Psychiatry, Monash University, Clayton, Vic, Australia."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3351-6911","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Jeffrey C. 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