Trends in outpatient care utilization for patients with established atrial fibrillation before and after the Covid-19 pandemic: a nationwide analysis of claims data
We analyzed 2018-2022 Medicare data to assess outpatient visit trends among 124,483 beneficiaries with atrial fibrillation (AF), categorizing them into quartiles based on pre-pandemic in-person visit frequency. We found that in-person visits declined while telehealth use increased across all groups during the pandemic. After the pandemic, total visits remained below pre-pandemic levels for higher-utilizing groups after the pandemic.
Authors
- Jared W. Magnani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5075-3604)
- Utibe R. Essien (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4494-5028)
- Walid F. Gellad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6992-5197)
- Shangbin Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2088-2891)
- Nico Gabriel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1793-2245)
- Inmaculada Hernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9692-4982)
- Jingchuan Guo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9799-2592)
- Nimish Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0921-549X)
- Lanting Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0597-9062)
- A. Mark Fendrick
Institutions
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- University of Pittsburgh (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- University of Florida (US)
- University of California San Diego (US)
- Center for the Study of Healthcare Provider Behavior (US)
- University of Montana (US)
- Florida College (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Research Notes
- Published
- 2025-11-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-025-07569-6
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Foundation
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases