Video versus audio telehealth in safety net clinic patients: Changes by rurality and time
Safety net clinic patients were more likely to use audio-only than video telehealth visits. Telehealth in urban and large rural areas decreased since the first year of the pandemic. By the end of the study, patients in small rural communities used significantly more telehealth than urban patients. Elimination of reimbursement for audio telehealth visits may exacerbate existing health care inequities.
Authors
- Melinda M. Davis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3293-5113)
- Annie E. Larson
- Kurt C. Stange (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2189-0191)
- John Heintzman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6215-5871)
- Whitney E. Zahnd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5174-8666)
- S. Marie Harvey
Institutions
- University of Iowa (US)
- Oregon State University (US)
- Oregon Health & Science University (US)
- Ochin (US)
- Research Network (United States) (US)
- Case Western Reserve University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Rural Health
- Published
- 2024-10-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jrh.12887
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.63
Funders
- National Institute on Aging
- National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities