Analysis of Social Determinants and the Utilization of Pediatric Tele-Urgent Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-sectional Study.
Saif Sherif KhairatPhillip McDanielMatthew T JansenTia FrancisBarbara EdsonRobert GianforcaroPublished in: JMIR pediatrics and parenting (2021)
The use of tele-urgent care visits for pediatric care doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic. The majority of the tele-urgent care visits after COVID-19 originated from regions where there is a low presence of vulnerable populations. In addition, our geospatial analysis found that geographic regions with a high concentration of vulnerable populations had a significantly higher rate of COVID-19-confirmed cases and deaths compared to regions with a low concentration of vulnerable populations.