articleJournal of the American Medical Informatics AssociationApr 21, 2020BRONZE OA

COVID-19 transforms health care through telemedicine: Evidence from the field

DMDavid MannJCJi ChenRCRumi ChunaraPTPaul TestaONOded Nov

NYU Langone Health · New York University

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This study provides data on the feasibility and impact of video-enabled telemedicine use among patients and providers and its impact on urgent and nonurgent healthcare delivery from one large health system (NYU Langone Health) at the epicenter of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in the United States. Between March 2nd and April 14th 2020, telemedicine visits increased from 102.4 daily to 801.6 daily. (683% increase) in urgent care after the system-wide expansion of virtual urgent care staff in response to COVID-19. Of all virtual visits post expansion, 56.2% and 17.6% urgent and nonurgent visits, respectively, were COVID-19-related. Telemedicine usage was highest by patients 20 to 44 years of…

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  • Telemedicine
  • Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
  • 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
  • Field (mathematics)
  • Computer science
  • Health care
  • Medicine
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Good health and well-being
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