Telemedicine expands care access for spine patients

mHealth Intelligence: Telemedicine expands care access for spine patients

A study published in the Global Spine Journal found that visits conducted through telemedicine increased accessibility for spine patients with low socioeconomic status. Spine patients missed 51.3 percent of in-person appointments, significantly higher than the 24.7 percent of telemedicine appointments that patients did not attend, among other findings. Researchers concluded that telemedicine was a helpful care delivery method for spine surgeons and patients were less likely to miss virtual appointments compared to in-person appointments