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Evaluating Clinical Outcomes and Physician Adoption of Telemedicine for Chronic Disease Management: Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study
In recent years, the use and impact of telemedicine for providing health care services to patients has increased, reducing the requirement for physical, in-person encounters.
This study aimed to compare the use of telemedicine for outpatient visits versus in-person visits across different medical specialties; assess its association with clinical outcomes; and examine the influence of patient and physician characteristics on telemedicine use in a large, tertiary, teaching hospital.
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In a large chronic care cohort, increased use of telemedicine was not associated with higher emergency department referrals or hospitalizations compared with in-person visits, suggesting that virtual care can be as effective as traditional outpatient care in managing chronic conditions.
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