[HTML][HTML] The impact of virtual consultations on the quality of primary care: Systematic review

K Campbell, G Greenfield, E Li, N O'Brien… - Journal of Medical …, 2023 - jmir.org
Background The adoption of virtual consultations, catalyzed by the COVID-19 pandemic,
has transformed the delivery of primary care services. Owing to their rapid global …

Health care implications of the COVID-19 pandemic for the cardiovascular practitioner

FA McAlister, H Parikh, DS Lee… - Canadian Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
There has been substantial excess morbidity and mortality during the COVID-19 pandemic,
not all of which was directly attributable to SARS-CoV-2 infection, and many non-COVID-19 …

Association between in-person vs telehealth follow-up and rates of repeated hospital visits among patients seen in the emergency department

VV Shah, CW Villaflores, LH Chuong… - JAMA network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance For patients discharged from the emergency department (ED), timely outpatient
in-person follow-up is associated with improved mortality, but the effectiveness of telehealth …

Use telehealth as needed: telehealth substitutes in-person primary care and associates with the changes in unplanned events and follow-up visits

Y Cao, D Chen, M Smith - BMC Health Services Research, 2023 - Springer
Background Telehealth rapidly expanded since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This study aims to understand how telehealth can substitute in-person services by 1) …

Virtual care and emergency department use during the COVID-19 pandemic among patients of family physicians in Ontario, Canada

T Kiran, ME Green, R Strauss, CF Wu… - JAMA Network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance The COVID-19 pandemic has played a role in increased use of virtual care in
primary care. However, few studies have examined the association between virtual primary …

Completion of recommended tests and referrals in telehealth vs in-person visits

A Zhong, MJ Amat, TS Anderson, U Shafiq… - JAMA Network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Use of telehealth has increased substantially in recent years. However, little is
known about whether the likelihood of completing recommended tests and specialty …

Use of telemedicine and quality of care among Medicare enrollees with serious mental illness

AD Wilcock, HA Huskamp, AB Busch… - JAMA Health …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance During the COVID-19 pandemic, a large fraction of mental health care was
provided via telemedicine. The implications of this shift in care for use of mental health …

Frequency and Type of Outpatient Visits for Patients With Cardiovascular Ambulatory‐Care Sensitive Conditions During the COVID‐19 Pandemic and Subsequent …

FA McAlister, Z Hsu, Y Dong, RT Tsuyuki… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Because the impact of changes in how outpatient care was delivered during the
COVID‐19 pandemic is uncertain, we designed this study to examine the frequency and …

Visit and between-visit interaction frequency before and after COVID-19 telehealth implementation

S Nouri, CR Lyles, EB Sherwin, M Kuznia… - JAMA Network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Telehealth implementation associated with the COVID-19 public health
emergency (PHE) affected patient–clinical team interactions in numerous ways. Yet, studies …

Demographic characteristics, outcomes and experience of patients using virtual urgent care services from 14 emergency department led sites in Ontario

SL McLeod, S Mondoux, JN Hall, K Dainty… - Canadian Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Introduction As part of the COVID-19 pandemic response, the Ontario Ministry of Health
funded a virtual care pilot program intended to support emergency department (ED) …