Preferences for Medical Consultations from Online Providers: Evidence from a Discrete Choice Experiment in the United Kingdom.

James BuchananLaurence S J RoopeLiz MorrellKoen B PouwelsJulie V RobothamLucy AbelDerrick W CrookTim PetoChristopher C ButlerA Sarah WalkerSarah Wordsworth

Published in: Applied health economics and health policy (2021)

Before COVID-19, the UK public had limited appetite for consultations with online providers, or for consultations that were not face-to-face. Nevertheless, prescriptions from online providers should be monitored going forward, particularly for antibiotics, and in key patient groups.

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