Reduced In-Person and Increased Telehealth Outpatient Visits During the COVID-19 Pandemic | Annals of Internal Medicine
Background: During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, many health systems are postponing outpatient visits and shifting services to telehealth (1). However, the extent to which in-person visits have been reduced and replaced by telehealth visits remains unclear.Objective: To describe changes in the number of in-person, telephone, and video visits at U.S. Department of Veterans…
