Telemedicine utilization by condition and medical specialty during the early phase of the coronavirus pandemic sheds light on deferred care, a new research article shows. At the beginning of the pandemic, use of telemedicine surged as many clinicians turned to the technology to continue to see patients in a safe manner. Despite the uptick in telemedicine use, overall medical visits dropped substantially, which raises concern about deferred care, the new research article says. During the COVID-19 period, five specialties conducted about half of total visits through telemedicine: psychiatry (56.8%), gastroenterology (54.5%), endocrinology (53.1%), social work (50.8%), psychology (49.1%), and neurology (47.9%).
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