Heart failure & cardiomyopathies
Comparison of Short-Term Health Care Utilization Between Telemedicine-Delivered vs In-Person Care Visits for Heart Failure
Authors' conclusion
Telephone visits were associated with slightly higher short-term in-person primary care follow-up but lower ED utilization. Overall, downstream ED visits and hospitalizations were low.
Study context
- Population
- Primary care visits for heart failure (HF)-related complaint, integrated health care delivery system, 2022
- Participants
- 3,902 primary care visits
- Exposure
- Telemedicine vs in-person primary care visits for HF
- Outcome
- In-person follow-up visits, emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations (all-cause and HF-specific)
- Follow-up
- 7 days
Methodological detailsintegrated health care delivery system
- Integrated health care delivery system
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- No difference in 7-day all-cause hospitalization after telephone or video vs in-person visits
- Telephone vs In-person: CI 1.08–2.21; P < 0.05
- Telephone vs In-person: CI 0.55–0.97; P < 0.05
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
| Outcome | Telephone | Video |
|---|---|---|
| Visit modality | 44.9% | 13.5% |
- Visit modality — Telephone or video visits (total)
- 58.4%
Admitting diagnosis of HF among hospitalized patients
- Hospitalized patients with HF admitting diagnosis
- 74%
Original publication
Comparison of Short-Term Health Care Utilization Between Telemedicine-Delivered vs In-Person Care Visits for Heart Failure. JACC Adv. Published 2 May 2024. doi:10.
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