Rural Telemedicine Use Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Repeated Cross-sectional Study.
Cherry ChuPeter CramAndrea PangVess StamenovaMina TadrousR Sacha BhatiaPublished in: Journal of medical Internet research (2021)
Telemedicine adoption increased in rural and remote areas during the COVID-19 pandemic, but its use increased in urban and less rural populations. Future studies should investigate the potential barriers to telemedicine use among rural patients and the impact of rural telemedicine on patient health care utilization and outcomes.