mHealth Intelligence March 26, 2024
Over 40 percent of patients used telehealth in 2022, but certain groups are more likely to use the care modality than others, new research reveals.
A significant proportion of patients continued to choose telehealth even when in-person care was widely available in 2022, with female and chronic care patients being the most likely to select virtual care, according to new research.
Following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, telehealth adoption and use skyrocketed. This was mainly due to restrictions placed on in-person care to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. In-person care resumed in 2021 and 2022, following which telehealth use leveled out. Still, telehealth usage has remained higher than pre-pandemic levels.
Thus, researchers from Advocate Health,...