Newborn readmissions and virtual primary care delivery: a population-based case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early post-discharge assessments for newborns are recommended. Virtual care has become more prevalent during the pandemic, providing an opportunity to better understand its impact on the quality of post-discharge newborn care. The objective of this study was to understand whether primary care visit modality (in-person vs. virtual) is associated with early newborn hospital readmissions and emergency department (ED) visits.

Methods

We conducted a population-based, case-control study using linked health administrative databases between September 1, 2020 and March 31, 2022 in Ontario, Canada. We compared the modality of primary care visits among cases (hospital readmission within 14 days of life) and controls (newborns without a readmission), matched on infant sex, ge

SUBMITTER: Cohen E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11194968 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature