Use and Content of Primary Care Office-Based vs Telemedicine Care Visits During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Little is known about the association between the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the level and content of primary care delivery in the US.

Objective

To quantify national changes in the volume, type, and content of primary care delivered during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially with regard to office-based vs telemedicine encounters.

Design, setting, and participants

Analysis of serial cross-sectional data from the IQVIA National Disease and Therapeutic Index, a 2-stage, stratified nationally representative audit of outpatient care in the US from the first calendar quarter (Q1) of 2018 to the second calendar quarter (Q2) of 2020.

Main outcomes and measures

Visit type (office-based or telemedicine), overall and stratified by patient po

SUBMITTER: Alexander GC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7532385 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature