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The magnitude of those changes varied significantly by patient demographic characteristics.
Among adults aged 65 years and older, those who only had Medicare were less likely to use telemedicine.
A greater reduction in systolic blood pressure was seen among predominantly low-income Black and Hispanic stroke survivors.
The percentage of telehealth visits was higher for mental health than other clinicians.
Areas of high telehealth use also had more ambulatory care-sensitive hospitalizations.
A 2021 study shows less access to telehealth and worse reported experiences with video visits.
Most users (93%) are conducting live, interactive video visits with patients, whereas 69% are conducting audio-only visits.
The increase was especially pronounced for Black adults and adults with lower educational attainment.
Those with telehealth follow-up had more repeat emergency department visits and hospital admissions than those having in-person follow-up.
An education and exercise program, with and without dietary intervention, was better than education only for knee osteoarthritis.