The Association Between Telemedicine Use and Changes in Health Care Usage and Outcomes in Patients With Congestive Heart Failure: Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Telemedicine use has become widespread owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, but its impact on patient outcomes remains unclear.

Objective

We sought to investigate the effect of telemedicine use on changes in health care usage and clinical outcomes in patients diagnosed with congestive heart failure (CHF).

Methods

We conducted a population-based retrospective cohort study using administrative data in Ontario, Canada. Patients were included if they had at least one ambulatory visit between March 14 and September 30, 2020, and a heart failure diagnosis any time prior to March 14, 2020. Telemedicine users were propensity score-matched with unexposed users based on several baseline characteristics. Monthly use of various health care services was compared between the

SUBMITTER: Chu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9359304 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature