Utilization of Telemedicine among Medicare beneficiaries undergoing Hepatopancreatic Surgery during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Chanza Fahim ShaikhSelamawit WoldesenbetMuhammad Musaab MunirZorays MoazzamYutaka EndoLaura AlaimoLovette AzapJason YangErryk KatayamaHenrique A LimaZaiba DawoodTimothy M PawlikPublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2023)
Medicare beneficiaries residing in counties with extreme vulnerability, as well as elderly individuals, were markedly less likely to use telemedicine services related to HP surgical episodes of care. The lower utilization of telemedicine in areas of high social vulnerability was attributable to concomitant lower rates of internet access in these areas.