Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness

June 15, 2021

COVID-19 and Telehealth Operations in Texas Primary Care Clinics: Disparities in Medically Underserved Area Clinics

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  • Texas clinics in medically underserved areas (MUAs) were less likely to conduct greater than half of their visits via telehealth compared to non-MUA clinics, according to an analysis of 1,344 pooled responses from Texas primary care providers between March 27 and May 22, 2020. Restricting the analysis to responses obtained after May 1, 2020 showed that the association had attenuated, suggesting that initial telehealth barriers among MUA clinics may have resolved over time.

Adepoju et al. (May 2021). COVID-19 and Telehealth Operations in Texas Primary Care Clinics: Disparities in Medically Underserved Area Clinics. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. https://doi.org/10.1353/hpu.2021.0073