Racial and Socioeconomic Differences in Heart Failure Hospitalizations and Telemedicine Follow-up During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Retrospective Cohort Study.
Zachary H HughesJulia SimkowskiParry MendaparaNicolas S FinkSparsh GuptaQuentin R YoumansSadiya S KhanJane E WilcoxR Kannan MutharasanPublished in: JMIR cardio (2022)
There were no major differences in HF ICU admissions or inpatient mortality for different racial and socioeconomic groups during the COVID-19 pandemic. Inequalities in 7-day follow-up were reduced with the advent of telemedicine and decreased 30-day readmission rates for those who had telemedicine follow-up.