Sociodemographic Inequities in Telemedicine Use Among US Patients Initiating Treatment in Community Cancer Centers During the Ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic, 2020-2022

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Evaluates demographic factors associated with use of telehealth within 90 days after starting cancer treatment during the COVID-19 pandemic, utilizing March 2020-March 2023 data of 36,993 cancer patients. Includes data on telehealth inequities by race and ethnicity, insurance, socioeconomic status, rurality, and more.

Jenny S. Guadamuz, Xiaoliang Wang, Trevor J. Royce, Gregory S. Calip

JCO Oncology Practice, 19(12), 1206-1214

09/2023

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Access · COVID-19 · Cancer · Health insurance · Poverty · Racial and ethnic groups · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Telehealth