Telemedicine appointments are more likely to be completed than in-person healthcare appointments: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Missed appointments can lead to treatment delays and adverse outcomes. Telemedicine may improve appointment completion because it addresses barriers to in-person visits, such as childcare and transportation. This study compared appointment completion for appointments using telemedicine versus in-person care in a large cohort of patients at an urban academic health sciences center.

Materials and methods

We conducted a retrospective cohort study of electronic health record data to determine whether telemedicine appointments have higher odds of completion compared to in-person care appointments, January 1, 2021, and April 30, 2023. The data were obtained from the University of South Florida (USF), a large academic health sciences center serving Tampa, FL, and surroun

SUBMITTER: Cummins MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11245742 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature