Poststroke Telehealth Utilization Patterns Across Gender, Geography, Insurance, and Age in Arkansas

Our findings highlight four patterns: (1) telehealth utilization among poststroke patients increased sharply but then steadily declined, settling at higher-than-prepandemic levels; (2) telehealth generally staved off in-person care losses; (3) patterns and levels of telehealth use varied by demographic group; and (4) heterogeneities in use by insurance highlight both the potential benefits of telehealth in increased care utilization but also caution against its ability to completely mitigate a decrease among vulnerable populations. Overall, telehealth may serve as an effective tool to increase follow-up visits and support recurrent stroke prevention.