ArticleBMC pulmonary medicine2024
Telemedicine and Resource Utilization in Pulmonary Clinic.
Article in BMC pulmonary medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
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- A decade of greener care: Environmental, economic, and operational impact of the virtual stone clinic in the United Kingdom.Central European journal of urology · 2026Article
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Abstract
backgroundTelemedicine use increased with the Covid-19 pandemic. The impact of telemedicine on resource use in pulmonary clinics is unknown.
methodsThis retrospective cohort study identified adults with pulmonary clinic visits at the University of Miami Hospital and Clinics (January 2018-December 2021). The primary exposure was telemedicine versus in-person visits. Standard statistics were used to describe the cohort and compare patients stratified by visit type. Multivariable logistic regression models evaluated the association of telemedicine with resource use (primarily, computed tomography [CT] orders placed within 7 days of visit).
results21,744 clinic visits were included: 5,480 (25.2%) telemedicine and 16,264 (74.8%) in-person. In both, the majority were < 65-years-old, female, and identified as Hispanic white. Patients seen with telemedicine had increased odds of having CT scans ordered within 7 days (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.34, [95% confidence interval 1.04-1.74]); and decreased odds of chest x-rays (aOR 0.37 [0.23-0.57]). Telemedicine increased odds of contact of any kind with our healthcare system within 30-days (aOR 1.56 [1.29-1.88]) and 90-days (aOR 1.39 [1.17-1.64]). Specifically, telemedicine visits had decreased odds of emergency department visits and hospitalizations (30 days: aOR 0.54 [0.38-0.76]; 90 days: aOR 0.68 [0.52-0.89]), but increased odds of phone calls and electronic health record inbox messages (30 days: aOR 3.44 [2.73-4.35]; 90 days: aOR 3.58 [2.95-4.35]).
conclusionsTelemedicine was associated with an increased odds of chest CT order with a concomitant decreased odds of chest x-ray order. Increased contact with the healthcare system with telemedicine may represent a larger time burden for outpatient clinicians.
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