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Ask HN: What is the impact of telehealth on care utilization in the US?

1 pointsby dannygrannickalmost 4 years ago
Trying to do some research to see if there was an overall increase in 1) primary care utilization and 2) specialty care utilization in the US as a result of the increase in virtual access to care. Any references or articles are greatly appreciated! Everything I see only focuses on the increase of telehealth utilization as a replacement for in-person visits rather than the overall increase in care utilization as a result of telehealth being available.<p>Basically:<p>1) Are patients, who otherwise would not have made an appointment, seeing primary care providers because they can get virtual access?<p>2) Are more patients, who otherwise would not have sought out specialty care, seeing specialists (like therapists) now that virtual solutions are more widely available?

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1cvmaskalmost 4 years ago
Curious on this landscape globally especially in regions where there are no doctors.