Racial and Socioeconomic Characteristics Associated with the use of Telehealth Services Among Adults With Ambulatory Sensitive Conditions

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The COVID-19 pandemic led to a major transition for patients from routine ambulatory-care-based in-person primary care visits to telehealth visits to manage chronic diseases. However, it remains unclear the extent to which individuals access telehealth services and whether such utilization varies along neighborhood characteristics, especially among racial minorities. This study aims to examine the association of outpatient telehealth utilization with sociodemographic, clinical, and neighborhood characteristics among adults with ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSCs) during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods

We included adults treated for an ACSC between March 5, 2020, and December 31, 2020, at a single ambulatory-care-based healthcare system, which serves a

SUBMITTER: Chumbler N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9989408 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature