Telehealth increased Black patients’ follow-up visits, study shows

Becker’s Hospital Review: Telehealth increased Black patients’ follow-up visits, study shows

According to a study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, the adoption of telehealth in the beginning of the pandemic led to an increase in Black patients’ completion rates for follow-up visits after hospitalizations. The study found that Black patients’ follow-up completion rates went from 52 percent to 70 percent from January 2020 to June 2020. By contrast, White patients’ completion rates decreased slightly from 68 percent to 67 percent.