Outpatient Care Providers

Patients Used Telehealth as a Substitute for Post-Discharge Visits

November 15, 2021 - The number of outpatient visits after hospital discharges remained stable during the COVID-19 pandemic but telehealth use for these visits increased, suggesting that telehealth was a substitute for in-person care rather than an addition, a study published in JAMA Health Forum revealed. There was a significant uptick in telehealth use at the start...


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