Search Tag: primary care
Pandemic-driven-uptake-of-virtual-care-in-canada
2021 11 Feb
A team of Canadian researchers analysed the shift from office to virtual care early on in the COVID-19 pandemic and identified the degree of change in various patient populations. You might also like: Not Everyone Is Ready for Telehealth The pandemic has caused significant changes in how care is delivered, and a turn to telemedicine...Read more
Virtual-vs-in-person-care-during-pandemic
2020 08 Oct
There has been a notable increase in telemedicine use amidst pandemic-induced quarantine measures and travel curbs, which are meant to reduce workplace transmission. In the US, for instance, telemedicine accounted for 35.3% of all primary care visits during the second quarter (Q2) of 2020, a big leap from 1.1% of total Q2 2018-2019 visits, says...Read more