Disparities in telemedicine utilization among surgical patients during COVID-19.
Courtney M LattimoreWilliam J KaneMark A Fleming IiAllison N MartinJ Hunter MehaffeyMark E SmolkinSarah Jane RatcliffeVictor M ZaydfudimShayna L ShowalterTraci L HedrickPublished in: PloS one (2021)
During the first three months of the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine was more likely utilized by female patients and those without government or commercial insurance compared to patients who used in-person visits. Interventions using telemedicine to improve health care access might consider such differences in utilization.