Telemedicine Remains Popular, but Who Uses It Varies Widely

Telemedicine Usage Varies Widely Despite Its Ongoing Popularity

The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a remarkable surge in the adoption of telemedicine, reshaping the landscape of healthcare delivery worldwide. While telehealth was initially embraced as an essential tool to mitigate the spread of the virus, its utilization has persisted at significantly elevated levels long after the immediate crisis waned. Recent research conducted by Penn Medicine […]

Telemedicine Remains Popular, but Who Uses It Varies Widely

Use of telemedicine spiked amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but is still used significantly more in the years following crisis compared to the time before, new analysis from Penn Medicine researchers shows. Telemedicine’s usage varies across patient groups as well, the researchers found. They published their work in the Journal of General Internal Medicine. Elderly people were more than 50 percent less likely to use telemedicine for their health care…