Socioeconomic Disparities in Patient Use of Telehealth During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Surge.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic required the rapid transition to telehealth with the aim of providing patients with medical access and supporting clinicians while abiding by the stay-at-home orders.

Objective

To assess demographic and socioeconomic factors associated with patient participation in telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study included all pediatric and adult patient encounters at the Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery in a tertiary care, academic, multisubspecialty, multisite practice located in an early hot spot for the COVID-19 pandemic from March 17 to May 1, 2020. Encounters included completed synchronous virtual, telephone, and in-person visits as well as visi

SUBMITTER: Darrat I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7809608 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature