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Virtual Care Expansion in the Veterans Health Administration during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Clinical Services and Patient Characteristics Associated with Utilization

Description
Presents results of a study of virtual care use in the Veterans Health Administration during the first three months of the COVID-19 pandemic. Reports statistics for previous and current virtual care use, method of care delivery, and type of care. Compares demographic groups, including urban, rural, and highly rural veterans, and identifies factors associated with virtual care use.
Author(s)
Jacqueline M Ferguson, Josephine Jacobs, Maria Yefimova, et al
Citation
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 28(3), 453-462
Date
03/2021
Type
Document
Tagged as
Access · COVID-19 · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Telehealth · Veterans