The Association of the First Surge of the COVID-19 Pandemic with the High- and Low-Value Outpatient Care Delivered to Adults in the USA.
David Michael LevineLipika SamalBridget A NevilleElisabeth BurdickMatthew WienJorge A RodriguezSandya GanesanStephanie C BlitzerNina H YuanKenney NgYoonyoung ParkAmol RajmaneGretchen Purcell JacksonStuart R LipsitzDavid W BatesPublished in: Journal of general internal medicine (2022)
The first COVID-19 surge was associated with receipt of less low-value care and substantially less high-value care for most measures, with the notable exception of increases in low-value opioid use.