Diagnoses and Health Care Utilization for After-Hours Telemedicine Versus Primary Care Visits

• Published in: Academic pediatrics Vol. 21; no. 8; pp. 1414 - 1419
• Main Authors: Leventer-Roberts, Maya, Shimoni, Nadav, Feldman, Becca, Bachrach, Asaf, Selah, Tomer, Wolff, Leor, Waisman, Yehezkel
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Inc 01.11.2021
• Subjects: epidemiology; information technology in health; observational data/quasi-experiments; pediatrics; primary care; technology adoption/diffusion/use; technology assessment/evaluation/trials/cost effectiveness; epidemiology; technology adoption/diffusion/use; technology assessment/evaluation/trials/cost effectiveness; pediatrics; primary care; information technology in health; observational data/quasi-experiments

The use of a nation-wide, pediatricians online (PO) after-hours telemedicine service has been offered in Israel for more than a decade. We sought to compare PO visits with those to the primary care pediatrician (PCP). This is a retrospective cross-sectional study using Israel's largest health c...