Primary Care Practice Telehealth Use and Low-Value Care Services.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The rapid expansion of telehealth transformed how primary care practices deliver care; however, uncertainties about the quality of telehealth-delivered care compared with in-person care remain. While there are concerns that increased telehealth may introduce wasteful care, how telehealth affects the delivery of low-value care is unknown.

Objective

To examine whether a primary care practice's level of telehealth use is associated with changes in the rates of low-value care.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study using a difference-in-differences study design was conducted from January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2022, using Medicare fee-for-service claims data. Participants were Medicare beneficiaries attributed to primary care practi

SUBMITTER: Liu T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11544489 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature