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ArticleFrontiers in public health2025

Telemedicine in polish primary care during and after the COVID-19 crisis: a retrospective analysis of over 720,000 consultations.

Krzysztof Marcin Zakrzewski, Paulina Mularczyk-Tomczewska, Tytus Koweszko, Anna Mosiołek, Andrzej Silczuk

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Krzysztof Marcin ZakrzewskiThe Independent Group of Public Ambulatory Care Institutions Warsaw-Ochota, Warsaw, Poland.
Paulina Mularczyk-TomczewskaDepartment of Public Health, Faculty of Life Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Tytus KoweszkoDepartment of Community Psychiatry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
Anna MosiołekDepartment of Interdisciplinary Disability Studies, The Maria Grzegorzewska University of Special Education, Warsaw, Poland.
Andrzej SilczukDepartment of Community Psychiatry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.

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Abstract

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally reshaped healthcare delivery worldwide, accelerating the adoption of telemedicine. This study aimed to examine patterns of teleconsultation use in Polish primary care across pandemic and post-pandemic phases. Methods: We retrospectively analysed anonymized medical records from a nationwide primary care network ( Results: Teleconsultations accounted for 29.5% of all visits ( Conclusion: Teleconsultations surged to nearly 80% of visits during lockdown and stabilized at 12-15% post-pandemic. Persistent demographic disparities and modality-specific clinical profiles highlight the need for tailored strategies, strengthened digital infrastructure, and clear guidelines to ensure safe and equitable integration of telemedicine into routine primary care.

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COVID-19Primary Health CareRemote ConsultationTelemedicineAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfantMaleMiddle AgedPolandCOVID-19healthcare deliveryPolandprimary careteleconsultationstelemedicine

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