September 1, 2020

Telemedicine and Healthcare Disparities: A Cohort Study in a Large Healthcare System in New York City during COVID-19

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Public Health Policy and Practice

Keywords (Tags): disparities

• While electronic health record data from a New York university healthcare system (n=140,184) showed that the proportion of Black patients using telemedicine for urgent care increased from 2019 to 2020, Black patients were less likely than white patients to accessing care through telemedicine. The increase in utilization of telemedicine among Black patients was predominantly among women age 20-45 years.

Chunara et al. (Aug 31, 2020). Telemedicine and Healthcare Disparities: A Cohort Study in a Large Healthcare System in New York City during COVID-19. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. https://doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocaa217