Healthcare IT News April 5, 2021
But a new study found that telemedicine is still being used in surgical fields at higher rates than before the pandemic.
A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open found that while telehealth grew across surgical specialties in response to the COVID-10 pandemic, rates have declined as in-person care resumed.
The study found that among 4,405 Michigan-based surgeons, telehealth use peaked in April 2020, with a slow decline after June through September.
“Within surgical fields, telehealth had been previously used for preoperative and postoperative follow-up visits, although at low levels prior to the COVID-19 pandemic,” the study authors wrote.
“While telehealth use in surgery has shown to be feasible, the profession found...
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