Community Factors Associated With Telemedicine Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Sadiq Y. Patel, Sherri Rose, Michael L. Barnett, Haiden A. Huskamp, Lori Uscher‐Pines, Ateev Mehrotra
Abstract
While telemedicine use grew rapidly during the COVID-19 pandemic, there was substantial geographic variation in uptake. 1,2 What drives this variation is unclear. To understand drivers of telemedicine use, we examined the association of county-level telemedicine use with community factors among individuals with commercial or Medicare Advantage insurance.
Topics & Concepts
TelemedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Pandemic2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)MedicineVirologyHealth careEconomic growthInternal medicineEconomicsOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseTelemedicine and Telehealth ImplementationMobile Health and mHealth ApplicationsCOVID-19 diagnosis using AI