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ArticleJournal of the American College of Radiology : JACR2022

Deployment of an Interventional Radiology Telemedicine Program During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Initial Experience With 10,056 Visits.

Colin J McCarthy, Rahul A Sheth, Rakhi J Patel, Sheree H Cheung, Nicole Z Simon, Steven Y Huang, Sanjay Gupta

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Article in Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Colin J McCarthyDepartment of Interventional Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. Electronic address: cjmccarthy@mdanderson.org.
Rahul A ShethDepartment of Interventional Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Rakhi J PatelDepartment of Interventional Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Sheree H CheungDepartment of Interventional Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Nicole Z SimonAdvanced Practice Provider Manager, Department of Interventional Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Steven Y HuangClinical Operations Director, Department of Interventional Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Sanjay GuptaDepartment Chair, Department of Interventional Radiology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the clinical, operational, and financial effects of using telemedicine services in an academic interventional radiology setting during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and to identify potential barriers to equitable telemedicine access for patients.

methodsEvaluation and management (E&M) data over a 104-week period from September 2019 to August 2021 were reviewed. Data related to the visits were recorded including visit type, billing provider, patient demographic information, Current Procedural Terminology code charged, and reimbursement received. The ZIP code pertaining to the patient's primary residence was matched with median household income from the US Census Bureau.

resultsIn all, 14,754 E&M encounters were performed over the study period, of which 10,056 were conducted using telemedicine. Twenty-two percent of visits were performed with interactive video; the remainder were performed using audio only. Female patients were more likely than male patients to use interactive video visits for telemedicine encounters (23.7% versus 20.4%, P < .001). Patients availing of video visits (mean age, 58.1 years, SD = 14.0) were also significantly younger than those patients who used audio-only (telephone) encounters (mean age, 62.5 years, SD = 13.3). Patients with private insurance and those living in neighborhoods with higher median household income were more likely to avail of interactive video visits (P < .001). Professional E&M monthly revenue was between 23.3% and 53.2% of peak prepandemic levels (mean 37.7%).

conclusionTelemedicine services allowed for rapid restoration of E&M encounter volumes over the study period. Further work is required to determine the potential implementation barriers to increasing the use of video visits.

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COVID-19TelemedicineFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsRadiology, InterventionalSARS-CoV-2Evaluation and managementinterventional radiologytelemedicine

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PMID35016874
PMCPMC8651524

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