Impact of Longitudinal Virtual Primary Care on Diabetes Quality of Care.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lack of healthcare access to due to physician shortages is a significant driver of telemedicine expansion in rural areas. Telemedicine is effective for management of chronic conditions such as diabetes but its effectiveness in primary care settings is unknown.

Objective

To evaluate differences in diabetes care before and after implementation of a longitudinal virtual primary care program.

Design

Propensity score-matched cohort study utilizing difference-in-differences analysis.

Participants

Patients with diabetes who received care at VA primary care clinics between January 2018 and December 2019 where the Virtual Integrated Multisite Patient Aligned Care Teams (V-IMPACT) program was implemented.

Exposure

Patient participation in at least one V

SUBMITTER: Lu AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7822396 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature