Outpatient visit trends for internal medicine ambulatory care sensitive conditions after the COVID-19 pandemic: a time-series analysis.
Ciara PendrithDhruv NayyarCherry ChuTara O'BrienOwen D LyonsPayal AgarwalDanielle MartinR Sacha BhatiaGeetha MukerjiPublished in: BMC health services research (2022)
We found a significant increase in overall visits to internal medicine clinics driven by increased volumes of follow-up visits, which more than offset decreased new consultations. There was variability in visit trends and uptake of virtual care by visit diagnosis, which may indicate challenges with delivery of virtual care for certain conditions.