Disparities in wait times for care among US veterans by race and ethnicity

D Gurewich, E Beilstein-Wedel, M Shwartz… - JAMA Network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Prior studies indicate that Black and Hispanic vs White veterans wait longer for
care. However, these studies do not capture the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused care …

Telemedicine in hepatology: current applications and future directions

BM Fung, M Perumpail, YA Patel… - Liver …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Telemedicine refers to the use of information and communication technologies for providing
health care at a distance. Through the use of telecommunication technologies such as cell …

Telehealth utilization in US medicare beneficiaries aged 65 years and older during the COVID-19 pandemic

M Lu, X Liao - BMC public health, 2023 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has become a serious public health concern for older
adults and amplified the value of deploying telehealth solutions. The purpose of this study …

Telehealth complementary and integrative health therapies during COVID-19 at the US Department of Veterans Affairs

C Der-Martirosian, M Shin, ML Upham… - Telemedicine and e …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Background: Complementary and integrative health (CIH) therapies, such as in-person
acupuncture, chiropractic care, and meditation, are evidence-based nonpharmaceutical …

Examining telehealth use among primary care patients, providers, and clinics during the COVID-19 pandemic

C Der-Martirosian, K Chu, WN Steers, T Wyte-Lake… - BMC Primary …, 2022 - Springer
Background At the onset of COVID-19, there was a rapid expansion of telehealth
(video/telephone) visits to maintain delivery of primary care (PC) services at the Veterans …

Health care disparities and access to video visits before and after the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from a patient survey in primary care

EC Webber, BD McMillen, DR Willis - Telemedicine and e-Health, 2022 - liebertpub.com
Background: In 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reimbursement
structure was relaxed to aid in the rapid adoption nationally of telemedicine during the …

Factors associated with telehealth utilization among older african americans in South Los Angeles during the COVID-19 pandemic

T Ekwegh, S Cobb, EK Adinkrah, R Vargas… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic transformed healthcare delivery with the expansive
use of telemedicine. However, health disparities may result from lower adoption of telehealth …

Health communication research informs inflammatory bowel disease practice and research: a narrative review

N Karimi, AR Moore, A Lukin, SJ Connor - Crohn's & Colitis 360, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background In the absence of targeted empirical evidence on effective clinical
communication in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a broad overview of existing evidence …

Sociodemographic factors affecting telemedicine access: A population-based analysis

AB Chagpar - Surgery, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic prompted a surge in telemedicine,
with the presumption that patients had computer and internet access. We sought to …

Can we expand the pool of youth who receive telehealth assessments for ADHD? covariates of service utilization

AE Pritchard, RA Northrup, R Peterson… - Journal of attention …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth became widely utilized for
healthcare, including psychological evaluations. However, whether telehealth has reduced …