Outcomes of In-Person and Telehealth Ambulatory Encounters During COVID-19 Within a Large Commercially Insured Cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, few studies have assessed the association of telehealth with outcomes of care, including patterns of health care use after the initial encounter.

Objective

To assess the association of telehealth and in-person visits with outcomes of care during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study assessed continuously enrolled members in private health plans of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association from July 1, 2019, to December 31, 2020.

Main outcomes and measures

Main outcomes were ambulatory encounters per enrollee stratified by characteristics derived from enrollment files, practitioner claims, and community characteristics linked to the enrollee's zip code. Outcomes of care we

SUBMITTER: Hatef E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9044109 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature