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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedReeves SL, Patel PN, Madden B
Telehealth use before and during the COVID-19 pandemic among children with sickle cell anemia.
This study’s goal was to determine telehealth use before and during the COVID pandemic for children ages 1-17 years old with sickle cell anemia (SCA). The authors identified children with SCA continuously enrolled in Michigan Medicaid from January 2019 to December 2020. The study population consisted of 493 children with SCA with a mean age of 8.7 years at study entry. Pre-pandemic there were 4,367 outpatient visits, with all but 19 in-person. Telehealth visits peaked in April 2020 and then began declining. The majority of telehealth visits were with hematologists, followed up adult subspecialists (27%) and pediatrics/family medicine.
AHRQ-funded; HS027632.
Citation: Reeves SL, Patel PN, Madden B .
Telehealth use before and during the COVID-19 pandemic among children with sickle cell anemia.
Telemed J E Health 2022 Aug;28(8):1166-71. doi: 10.1089/tmj.2021.0132..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, COVID-19, Telehealth, Health Information Technology (HIT), Sickle Cell Disease, Chronic Conditions, Access to Care
Huang J, Graetz I, Millman A
Primary care telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic: patient's choice of video versus telephone visit.
The goal of this study was to examine the association between patient characteristics and primary care telemedicine choice among integrated delivery system patients self-scheduling visits during the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings showed that patients of Black or Hispanic race/ethnicity, or living in low socioeconomic status or low internet access neighborhoods were less likely to schedule video visits. Also, patients 65 years or older, with prior video visit experience or mobile portal access, or visiting their own personal provider were more likely to schedule video visits. While video adoption was substantial in all patient groups examined, differences in telemedicine choice suggested the persistence of a digital divide.
AHRQ-funded; HS025189.
Citation: Huang J, Graetz I, Millman A .
Primary care telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic: patient's choice of video versus telephone visit.
JAMIA Open 2022 Apr;5(1):ooac002. doi: 10.1093/jamiaopen/ooac002..
Keywords: COVID-19, Primary Care, Telehealth, Health Information Technology (HIT), Access to Care
KS Cash, RE Adeoye, O
AHRQ Author: Zachrison
Estimated population access to acute stroke and telestroke centers in the US, 2019.
In order to provide an update on population-level access to stroke care, the investigators estimated the proportion of the US population with access to an ED with acute stroke capabilities and assessed the specific contribution of telestroke services to US population access. They observed a substantial increase in population access to acute stroke care in this cross-sectional study relative to previous reports using alternative methods, likely due to the extensive and ongoing work to improve stroke systems of care, including greater stroke center accreditation and expansion of telestroke capacity.
AHRQ-funded; HS024561.
Citation: KS Cash, RE Adeoye, O .
Estimated population access to acute stroke and telestroke centers in the US, 2019.
JAMA Netw Open 2022 Feb;5(2):e2145824. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.45824..
Keywords: Telehealth, Health Information Technology (HIT), Stroke, Cardiovascular Conditions, Critical Care, Access to Care