Correlation Between the Online Visiting Time and Frequency Increase in Telemedicine Services Offered by Health Care Providers Before, During, and After the COVID-19 Pandemic in China: Cross-Sectional Study
The frequency of telemedicine has increased since the COVID-19 pandemic exploded and is correlated with the time spent in online versus in-person visits. The correlation is different for providers using hospital-run and third party platforms. On a hospital-run platform, providers with longer online visits have a higher frequency of offering telemedicine, while on a third-party platform, providers with shorter online visits are more likely to offer telemedicine.
Authors
- Xu Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-4624-8175)
- Jie Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1168-8384)
- Fangfang Cui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1870-7907)
- Dongxu Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4914-9132)
- Weiyi Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2995-9613)
- Jinming Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3222-3845)
- Yuntian Chu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8931-7917)
- Xiaobing Shi
Institutions
- Henan Academy of Sciences (CN)
- Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence (CN)
- First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University (CN)
- Shanghai Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Internet Research
- Published
- 2025-02-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/65092
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.76