ArticleNPJ digital medicine2022
Has increased telehealth access during COVID-19 led to over-utilization of primary care?
Article in NPJ digital medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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- Effectiveness of Telemedicine vs Face-to-Face Consultation in Fighting COVID-19: Retrospective Cohort Study of Adult Patients With COVID-19 in a Primary Care Setting.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Article
- Utilization and quality among Medicare Advantage beneficiaries with high vs low access to telehealth.Health affairs scholar · 2025Article
- Application of Internet Hospitals in the Disease Management of Patients With Ulcerative Colitis: Retrospective Study.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Article
- Levels of Telehealth Use, Perceived Usefulness, and Ease of Use in Behavioral Healthcare Organizations After the COVID-19 Pandemic.The journal of behavioral health services & research · 2025Article
- Telehealth Expansion and Medicare Beneficiaries' Care Quality and Access.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- AI-based skin cancer detection: the balance between access and overutilization.NPJ digital medicine · 2023Article
- Medical education in Latvia: an overview of current practices and systems.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
Telehealth use for primary care has skyrocketed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Enthusiasts have praised this new medium of delivery as a way to increase access to care while potentially reducing spending. Over two years into the pandemic, the question of whether telehealth will lead to an increase in primary care utilization and spending has been met with contradictory answers. Some evidence suggests that telehealth may be used as an addition to in-person visits. Others like Dixit et al. have found that telehealth can actually substitute for in-person care rather than contribute to overutilization. As telehealth continues to evolve, outcomes, utilization, and quality of care should be closely monitored.
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