Pain Care Disparities and the Use of Virtual Care Among Racial-Ethnic Minority Groups During COVID-19.
Sarah J JavierEvan P CareyElise GunzburgerHuang-Yuan P ChenSteven B ZeliadtEmily C WilliamsJessica A ChenPublished in: Journal of general internal medicine (2024)
Disparities in virtual specialty pain care were smaller during the early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic than prior to the pandemic but did not disappear entirely, despite the rapid growth in telehealth. Targeted efforts to increase access to specialty pain care need to be concentrated among racial-ethnic minority groups.