Health care utilization in Alaska Native people receiving chronic disease specialty care by videoconsultation compared to propensity-matched controls.

Introduction: Previous studies have had mixed findings about the effects of telemedicine on health care utilization. We designed this study to assess differences in health care utilization between ever users of telemedicine for chronic disease specialty care compared to propensity-matched controls.

Methods: This observational study of usual care in the Alaska Tribal Health System evaluated telemedicine use (videoconsultation) and healthcare utilization using data from the electronic medical record between 1 January 2015 and 30 June 2019.

Factors Associated with Telemedicine Use for Chronic Disease Specialty Care in the Alaska Tribal Health System, 2015-2019.

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Perspectives of Patients and Providers on the Use of Telemedicine for Chronic Disease Specialty Care in the Alaska Tribal Health System.

There are disparities in access to specialty care for chronic diseases in rural populations. Telemedicine has been proposed to improve access. The objective of this study was to identify predictors of telemedicine use for chronic disease specialty care in the Alaska Tribal Health System.