{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["7(11)"],"submitter":["Liu T"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Importance</h4>The rapid expansion of telehealth transformed how primary care practices deliver care; however, uncertainties about the quality of telehealth-delivered care compared with in-person care remain. While there are concerns that increased telehealth may introduce wasteful care, how telehealth affects the delivery of low-value care is unknown.<h4>Objective</h4>To examine whether a primary care practice's level of telehealth use is associated with changes in the rates of low-value care.<h4>Design, setting, and participants</h4>This retrospective cohort study using a difference-in-differences study design was conducted from January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2022, using Medicare fee-for-service claims data. Participants were Medicare beneficiaries attributed to primary care practi"],"journal":["JAMA network open"],"pagination":["e2445436"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11544489"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Primary Care Practice Telehealth Use and Low-Value Care Services."],"pmcid":["PMC11544489"],"pubmed_authors":["McCullough JS","Ellimoottil C","Zhu Z","Chang CH","Liu T","Hou H","Thompson MP","Fendrick AM"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Primary Care Practice Telehealth Use and Low-Value Care Services.","description":"<h4>Importance</h4>The rapid expansion of telehealth transformed how primary care practices deliver care; however, uncertainties about the quality of telehealth-delivered care compared with in-person care remain. While there are concerns that increased telehealth may introduce wasteful care, how telehealth affects the delivery of low-value care is unknown.<h4>Objective</h4>To examine whether a primary care practice's level of telehealth use is associated with changes in the rates of low-value care.<h4>Design, setting, and participants</h4>This retrospective cohort study using a difference-in-differences study design was conducted from January 1, 2019, to December 31, 2022, using Medicare fee-for-service claims data. Participants were Medicare beneficiaries attributed to primary care practi","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Nov","modification":"2025-04-04T14:51:01.316Z","creation":"2025-04-04T14:51:01.316Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11544489","cross_references":{"pubmed":["39509127"],"doi":["10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.45436"]}}