Physician and Practice Characteristics Influencing Telemedicine Uptake Among Frontline Clinicians in the Early COVID-19 Pandemic Response: National Survey Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

 Telemedicine expanded rapidly during the COVID-19 pandemic, as key policy changes, financial support, and pandemic fears tipped the balance toward internet-based care. Despite this increased support and benefits to patients and clinicians, telemedicine uptake was variable across clinicians and practices. Little is known regarding physician and institutional characteristics underlying this variability.

Objective

 This study aimed to evaluate factors influencing telemedicine uptake among frontline physicians in the early pandemic response.

Methods

 We surveyed a national stratified sample of frontline clinicians drawn from the American Medical Association Physician Professional Data in June or July 2020. The survey inquired about the first month and most rec

SUBMITTER: Hamline MY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11292149 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature