Racial and ethnic differences in telemedicine use

JAMA Health Forum

2024-03-22

(Press-News.org) About The Study: The results of this study of Medicare enrollees suggest that although nationally, Black and Hispanic individuals and individuals of other racial groups received more telemedicine visits during the pandemic and disproportionately lived in geographic regions with higher telemedicine use, after controlling for geographic region, Black and Hispanic individuals and individuals of other racial groups received fewer telemedicine visits than white individuals.

Authors: Felippe O. Marcondes, M.D., M.P.H., of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamahealthforum.2024.0131)

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