Use of Telemedicine and Quality of Care Among Medicare Enrollees With Serious Mental Illness

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Examines telemedicine use during the COVID-19 pandemic among Medicare beneficiaries with mental illness. Analyzes levels of telemental use by mental health practices who saw patients with schizophrenia or bipolar I disorder the year before the COVID-19 pandemic and during the first pandemic year. Discusses patient outcomes and quality of care as correlated with telemental use, with data broken down according to practice characteristics and patient demographics, including rurality.

Andrew D. Wilcock, Haiden A. Huskamp, Alisa B. Busch, et al.

JAMA Health Forum, 4(10)

10/2023

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COVID-19 · Healthcare quality · Mental health · Mental health conditions · Rural-urban differences · Specialty care · Statistics and data · Telehealth