Telemedicine use remains substantially higher than it was before the COVID-19 pandemic, although it has fallen from pandemic highs.
In the May issue of Health Affairs, Carter Nakamoto of Harvard Medical School and coauthors explore the association of greater telemedicine use across health systems with utilization, spending, and quality.
The authors determine that despite concerns about telemedicine's convenience leading to more visits, the increases in usage were relatively small.
They share that the effects of "telemedicine on quality and spending could change as technology improves, health systems optimize telemedicine services, or patient demand grows."
Health Affairs' Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interviews Christopher Hoover of the California Department of Public Health on his recent paper that explores how California's COVID-19 vaccine equity policies helped to avert cases, deaths, and hospitalizations in affected communities.
For more on this paper, be sure to join us for a virtual Journal Club tomorrow with Hoover and Health Affairs' Leslie Erdelack.
The June 2024 issue of Health Affairs focuses on the topic: "Reimagining Public Health."
In this issue, contributors set out to answer an important question: What might it look like to reimagine public health care and the systems that support the health of the community?
You are invited to join us on Wednesday, June 5, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Eastern), for a virtual forum at which authors will present their work, engage in discussions, and answer questions on important issues.
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