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1 to 1 of 1 Research Studies DisplayedRodriguez HP, Ciemins EL, Rubio K
Health systems and telemedicine adoption for diabetes and hypertension care.
This study examined differences in telemedicine use for adults with diabetes and/or hypertension across 10 health systems and analyzed practice and patient characteristics associated with greater use. Encounter-level data from the AMGA Optum Data Warehouse for March 13, 2020 to December 31, 2020 were analyzed. This included 3,016,761 clinical encounters from 764,521 adults with diabetes and/or hypertension attributed to 1 of 1207 practice sites with at least 50 system-attributed patients. Telemedicine use time was divided into adoption (weeks 0-4), de-adoption (weeks 5-12), and maintenance (weeks 13-42) periods. Telemedicine use peaked after 4 weeks at 11-42% of weekly encounters. Small practices had lower telemedicine use for adults with diabetes during the maintenance period compared with larger practices, with ownership showing no association with telemedicine use. Practices with higher proportions of Black patients continued their expansion of telemedicine use during the de-adoption and maintenance periods.
Citation: Rodriguez HP, Ciemins EL, Rubio K .
Health systems and telemedicine adoption for diabetes and hypertension care.
Am J Manag Care 2023 Jan; 29(1):42-49. doi: 10.37765/ajmc.2023.89302..
Keywords: Telehealth, Health Information Technology (HIT), Diabetes, Blood Pressure, Chronic Conditions