A Mixed-Methods Assessment of Coronavirus Disease of 2019-Era Telehealth Acute Care Visits in the Medical Home.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To compare acute care virtual visits with in-person visits with respect to equity of access, markers of quality and safety, and parent and provider experience, before and during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

Study design

We compared patient demographics, antimicrobial prescribing rates, emergency department (ED) use, and patient-experience scores for virtual visits and in-person care at 2 academic pediatric primary care practices using χ² testing and interrupted time series analyses. Parent and provider focus groups explored themes related to virtual visit experience and acceptability.

Results

We compared virtual acute care visits conducted in March 2020-February 2021 (n = 8868) with in-person acute care visits conducted in February 2019

SUBMITTER: Sprecher E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9650264 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature