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doi: 10.1089/tmj.2021.0597.
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- 1 Department of Emergency Medicine, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
- 2 George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA.
- 3 Division of Kidney Disease & Hypertension, Department of Medicine, George Washington University, DC, USA.
- 4 Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
- 5 Unity Health Care, Inc, Washington, DC, USA.
- 6 Department of Surgery, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
- 7 Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, George Washington University, DC, USA.
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Guenevere V Burke et al.
Telemed J E Health.
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doi: 10.1089/tmj.2021.0597.
Online ahead of print.
Affiliations
- 1 Department of Emergency Medicine, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
- 2 George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA.
- 3 Division of Kidney Disease & Hypertension, Department of Medicine, George Washington University, DC, USA.
- 4 Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
- 5 Unity Health Care, Inc, Washington, DC, USA.
- 6 Department of Surgery, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
- 7 Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, George Washington University, DC, USA.
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Introduction: Telehealth is a potential solution to persistent disparities in health and health care access by eliminating structural barriers to care. However, its adoption in urban underserved settings has been limited and remains poorly characterized. Methods: This is a prospective cohort study of patients receiving telemedicine (TM) consultation for specialty care of diabetes, hypertension, and/or kidney disease with a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) as the originating site and an academic medical center (AMC) multispecialty group practice as the distant site in an urban setting. Primary data were collected onsite at a local FQHC and an urban AMC between March 2017 and March 2020, before the COVID-19 pandemic. Clinical outcomes of study participants were compared with matched controls (CON) from a sister FQHC site who were referred for traditional in-person specialty visits at the AMC. No-show rates for study participants were calculated and compared to their no-show rates for standard (STD) in-person specialty visits at the AMC during the study period. A patient satisfaction questionnaire was administered at the end of each TM visit. Results: Visit attendance data were analyzed for 104 patients (834 visits). The no-show rate was 15%. The adjusted odds ratio for no-show for TM versus STD visits was 1.03 [0.66-1.63], p = 0.87. There were no significant differences between TM and CON groups in the change from pre- to intervention periods for mean arterial pressure (p = 0.26), serum creatinine (p = 0.90), or estimated glomerular filtration rate (p = 0.56). The reduction in hemoglobin A1c was significant at a trend level (p = 0.053). Patients indicated high overall satisfaction with TM. Discussion: The study demonstrated improved glycemic control and equivalent outcomes in TM management of hypertension and kidney disease with excellent patient satisfaction. This supports ongoing efforts to increase the availability of TM to improve access to care for urban underserved populations.
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Federally Qualified Health Center; cardiology; endocrinology; nephrology; no-show rate; telemedicine.
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