Telehealth Use by Age and Race at a Single Academic Medical Center During the COVID-19 Pandemic : Retrospective Cohort Study
©Jennifer P Stevens, Oren Mechanic, Lawrence Markson, Ashley O'Donoghue, Alexa B Kimball. Originally published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (https://www.jmir.org), 20.05.2021..
BACKGROUND: During the COVID-19 pandemic, many ambulatory clinics transitioned to telehealth, but it remains unknown how this may have exacerbated inequitable access to care.
OBJECTIVE: Given the potential barriers faced by different populations, we investigated whether telehealth use is consistent and equitable across age, race, and gender.
METHODS: Our retrospective cohort study of outpatient visits was conducted between March 2 and June 10, 2020, compared with the same time period in 2019, at a single academic health center in Boston, Massachusetts. Visits were divided into in-person visits and telehealth visits and then compared by racial designation, gender, and age.
RESULTS: At our academic medical center, using a retrospective cohort analysis of ambulatory care delivered between March 2 and June 10, 2020, we found that over half (57.6%) of all visits were telehealth visits, and both Black and White patients accessed telehealth more than Asian patients.
CONCLUSIONS: Our findings indicate that the rapid implementation of telehealth does not follow prior patterns of health care disparities.
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Journal of medical Internet research - 23(2021), 5 vom: 20. Mai, Seite e23905 |
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Stevens, Jennifer P [VerfasserIn] |
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Date Completed 23.06.2021 Date Revised 04.12.2021 published: Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
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| 520 | |a BACKGROUND: During the COVID-19 pandemic, many ambulatory clinics transitioned to telehealth, but it remains unknown how this may have exacerbated inequitable access to care | ||
| 520 | |a OBJECTIVE: Given the potential barriers faced by different populations, we investigated whether telehealth use is consistent and equitable across age, race, and gender | ||
| 520 | |a METHODS: Our retrospective cohort study of outpatient visits was conducted between March 2 and June 10, 2020, compared with the same time period in 2019, at a single academic health center in Boston, Massachusetts. Visits were divided into in-person visits and telehealth visits and then compared by racial designation, gender, and age | ||
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