Patterns of healthcare utilization according to health equity determinants during the first year of the pandemic at Johns Hopkins Medicine.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Rapid telehealth adoption happened at the onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, resulting in a move from in-person predominant to telehealth predominant care delivery. Later, in person visits rebounded with telehealth options remaining. This study aimed to assess differences in healthcare utilization during this changing landscape in terms of health equity determinants.

Materials and methods

This was an observational cohort study of Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) patients. We analyzed utilization of video, telephone, and in-person patient-provider visits by eligible patients between March 16, 2019 and December 31, 2020. Percent changes in average weekly patient-provider visits from pre-pandemic (March 16, 2019-June 30, 2019)

SUBMITTER: Yang KK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11458551 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature