ArticleGlobal spine journal2024
Telemedicine Improves Access to Care for Spine Patients With Low Socioeconomic Status.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Systematic review and meta-analysis of no show or non-attendance rates among telehealth and in-person models of care.BMC health services research · 2025Pooled it
- Role and impact of telemedicine in spine surgery: a systematic review.EFORT open reviews · 2025Article
- Telemedicine Use Among Older Adults During COVID-19: A Narrative Literature Review of Utilization Patterns.Telemedicine reports · 2025Review
- Telemedicine Use Following Onset of the COVID-19 Pandemic Was Associated With Youth and White Race but Not With Socioeconomic Deprivation: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Orthopedic Patients.HSS journal : the musculoskeletal journal of Hospital for Special Surgery · 2024Article
- Telemedicine in Follow-up after Spine Surgery: Need of the Hour.Asian journal of neurosurgery · 2024Article
- Letter to the Editor Concerning "Telemedicine Improves Access to Care for Spine Patients with Low Socioeconomic Status." by Ye et al.Global spine journal · 2024Article
- To confirm your appointment, please press one: Examining demographic and health system interface factors that predict missed appointments in a pediatric outpatient neuropsychology clinic.The Clinical neuropsychologist · 2024Article
- Feasibility Using Telehealth for Planning Use of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy in a Sports Medicine Clinic.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Exploring the impact of patient, physician and technology factors on patient video consultation satisfaction.Digital healthArticle
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Abstract
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designRetrospective cohort study.
objectivesThe objective of this study is to compare the likelihood of missing a scheduled telemedicine and in-person appointments for spine patients. The secondary objective is to assess the impact of socioeconomic status on missed telemedicine and in-person appointments.
methodsPatients with scheduled outpatient appointments with orthopedic spine faculty between 2019 and 2021 were divided by appointment type: telemedicine (N = 4,387) and in-person (N = 3810). Socioeconomic status was assessed using Area Deprivation Index (ADI) stratified based on percentile: low (<25), medium (25-75), and high (>75) levels of socioeconomic disadvantage. The primary outcome measure was missed clinic appointments, which was defined as having at least one appointment that was cancelled or labeled "no show."
resultsPatients with in-person appointments missed appointments more often than patients with telemedicine visits (51.3% vs 24.7%,
conclusionsTelemedicine may serve a role in reducing disparity in appointment attendance. While further studies are needed to validate these findings, spine surgeons should consider offering telemedicine as an option to patients.
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