Use of Telehealth Across Pediatric Subspecialties Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The identification of variation in health care is important for quality improvement. Little is known about how different pediatric subspecialties are using telehealth and what is driving variation.

Objective

To characterize trends in telehealth use before and during the COVID-19 pandemic across pediatric subspecialties and the association of delivery change with no-show rates and access disparities.

Design, setting, and participants

In this cohort study, 8 large pediatric medical groups in California collaborated to share aggregate data on telehealth use for 11 pediatric subspecialties from January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2021.

Main outcomes and measures

Monthly in-person and telehealth visits for 11 subspecialties, characteristics of patients parti

SUBMITTER: Uscher-Pines L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8972035 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature