Trends in Outpatient Care Delivery and Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US
Sadiq Y. Patel, Ateev Mehrotra, Haiden A. Huskamp, Lori Uscher‐Pines, Ishani Ganguli, Michael L. Barnett
Abstract
This cohort study examines trends in the use of telemedicine and in-person outpatient visits in 2020 among a national sample of 16.7 million individuals with commercial or Medicare Advantage insurance.
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MedicineTelemedicinePandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)National health insuranceCohortMedical emergencyOutpatient visitsFamily medicineSample (material)MEDLINECohort studyEmergency medicineHealth careEnvironmental healthVirologyInternal medicinePopulationDiseaseEconomic growthPolitical scienceChromatographyInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakEconomicsChemistryLawTelemedicine and Telehealth Implementation