Variation in Telehealth Use for Patients With Incident Atrial Fibrillation Across the Veterans Health Administration: Retrospective Cohort Study
Following an incident AF diagnosis, telehealth may increase access to primary and cardiology care for veterans living at a distance, but its use remains lower for older patients and those in rural areas. There was substantial variation in telehealth use across facilities, which was not explained by differences in patient and facility characteristics. Standardizing telehealth use across Veterans Health Administration facilities may improve access to AF care.
Authors
- Natasha Din (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5312-4451)
- David C. Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3022-5588)
- Paul A. Heidenreich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7730-8490)
- Neil Kalwani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0075-6206)
- Harrison Koos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3051-5948)
- Alexander T. Sandhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3208-1143)
- Alexander C. Perino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5482-8055)
- Rebecca L. Tisdale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2749-6889)
- Jun Fan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9916-7043)
Institutions
- VA Palo Alto Health Care System (US)
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Medical Internet Research
- Published
- 2025-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/76177
- Primary Topic
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00