Early Implementation of a Regional Telehealth Contingency Staffing Program and Primary Care Quality in the Veterans Health Administration: Evidence from the Clinical Resource Hub program
We found that quality measures at CRH-utilizing clinics are similar to matched comparator clinics. These findings demonstrate that telehealth interventions, like CRH, can improve access to primary health care in a variety of settings, without impacting the quality of primary care.
Authors
- Karin M. Nelson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4901-6751)
- Chelle L. Wheat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2404-2681)
- Idamay Curtis
- Ashok Reddy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5238-629X)
- Sara E. Kath
Institutions
- University of Washington (US)
- VA Puget Sound Health Care System (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of General Internal Medicine
- Published
- 2025-05-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-025-09615-2
- Primary Topic
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Office of Rural Health