Demographic Differences Among US Department of Veterans Affairs Patients Referred for Genetic Consultation to a Centralized VA Telehealth Program, VA Medical Centers, or the Community.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Telehealth enables access to genetics clinicians, but impact on care coordination is unknown.

Objective

To assess care coordination and equity of genetic care delivered by centralized telehealth and traditional genetic care models.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study included patients referred for genetic consultation from 2010 to 2017 with 2 years of follow-up in the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system. Patients were excluded if they were referred for research, cytogenetic, or infectious disease testing, or if their care model could not be determined.

Exposures

Genetic care models, which included VA-telehealth (ie, a centralized team of genetic counselors serving VA facilities nationwide), VA-traditiona

SUBMITTER: Scheuner MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9002339 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature