Evidence for Telemedicine's Ongoing Transformation of Health Care Delivery Since the Onset of COVID-19: Retrospective Observational Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The surge of telemedicine use during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic has been well documented. However, scarce evidence considers the use of telemedicine in the subsequent period.

Objective

This study aims to evaluate use patterns of video-based telemedicine visits for ambulatory care and urgent care provision over the course of recurring pandemic waves in 1 large health system in New York City (NYC) and what this means for health care delivery.

Methods

Retrospective electronic health record (EHR) data of patients from January 1, 2020, to February 28, 2022, were used to longitudinally track and analyze telemedicine and in-person visit volumes across ambulatory care specialties and urgent care, as well as compare them to a prepandemic baseline (Jun

SUBMITTER: Mandal S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9578517 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature