To view this email as a web page, go to the link below, or copy and paste it into your browser's address window.
[link removed]



Having trouble viewing this email?

[link removed]
View online

Outpatient Visits Remained Stable in Late 2020, Despite Surge in Cases




February 22, 2021

[link removed]

[link removed]

[link removed]







As COVID-19 surged over the winter holidays, outpatient care visits in the United States remained relatively stable, new data show. But office visits were still 5 percent to 6 percent lower than in previous winters — a time when visit volumes typically rise.


An end-of-year snapshot from researchers at Harvard University, Phreesia, and the Commonwealth Fund reveals several notable changes in outpatient care in November and December, including a shift back to telemedicine and a sharp decline in office visits by children. While certain specialties, including rheumatology and adult primary care, saw patient visits in December exceed their prepandemic baseline, weekly visits to pediatricians fell by 24 percent.



[link removed]
Read more






Affordable, quality health care. For everyone.

[link removed]
Subscribe |
[link removed]
Privacy policy |
[link removed]
Unsubscribe
Add
mailto:[email protected]?omnicid=CFC1931832&[email protected]
[email protected] to your address book [
[link removed]
vCard ]


2021 (c) The Commonwealth Fund


THE COMMONWEALTH FUND | One E 75th St, New York, NY 10021 United States | Phone: 212.606.3800










----------------------------------------

This email was sent by:
THE COMMONWEALTH FUND
One E 75th St
New York, NY, 10021, United States

We respect your right to privacy - visit the following URL to view our policy.
( [link removed] )

----------------------------------------

Visit the following URL to manage your subscriptions.
( [link removed] )

Visit the following URL to update your profile.
( [link removed] )

Visit the following URL to unsubscribe.
( [link removed] )