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ArticleThe Journal of pediatrics2023

A Mixed-Methods Assessment of Coronavirus Disease of 2019-Era Telehealth Acute Care Visits in the Medical Home.

Eli Sprecher, Kathleen Conroy, Jennifer Krupa, Snehal Shah, Grace W Chi, Dionne Graham, Amy J Starmer

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Article in The Journal of pediatrics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Eli SprecherDivision of General Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Electronic address: eli.sprecher@childrens.harvard.edu.
Kathleen ConroyDivision of General Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Jennifer KrupaLoyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago, IL.
Snehal ShahDivision of General Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Grace W ChiDivision of General Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Dionne GrahamCenter for Applied Pediatric Quality Analytics, Boston, MA.
Amy J StarmerDivision of General Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA; Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Boston Children's Hospital · USHarvard University · USLoyola University Chicago · USSystems Analytics (United States) · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo compare acute care virtual visits with in-person visits with respect to equity of access, markers of quality and safety, and parent and provider experience, before and during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. STUDY

designWe compared patient demographics, antimicrobial prescribing rates, emergency department (ED) use, and patient-experience scores for virtual visits and in-person care at 2 academic pediatric primary care practices using χ

resultsWe compared virtual acute care visits conducted in March 2020-February 2021 (n = 8868) with in-person acute care visits conducted in February 2019-March 2020 (n = 24 120) and March 2020-February 2021 (n = 6054). There were small differences in patient race/ethnicity across the different cohorts (P < .01). Virtual visits were associated with a 9.6% (-11.5%, -7.8%, P < .001) decrease in all antibiotic prescribing and a 13.2% (-22.1%, -4.4%, P < .01) decrease in antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory tract infections. Unanticipated visits to the ED did not significantly differ among visit types. Patient experience scores were significantly greater (P < .05) for virtual acute care in overall rating of care and likelihood to recommend. Focus group themes included safety, distractibility, convenience, treatment, and technology. Providers were broadly accepting of virtual care while parental views were more mixed.

conclusionsTelehealth acute care visits may not have negative effects on quality and safety, as measured by antimicrobial prescribing and unanticipated ED visit rates. Efforts to increase parental acceptance and avoid creating disparities in access to virtual care will be essential to continued success of telehealth acute care visits.

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COVID-19TelemedicineAnti-Bacterial AgentsChildCritical CareHumansPatient-Centered CareAnti-Bacterial Agentsantimicrobial stewardshippatient experiencevirtual visits

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PMID36372098
PMCPMC9650264
OpenAlexW4308923584

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