The Influence of Telehealth for Better Health Across Communities
COMMENTARY — Volume 17 — July 16, 2020
PEER REVIEWED
Figure.
Percentage of ambulatory patients who had in-person clinical, cancelled, and telehealth visits for family medicine, internal medicine, cardiology, and medical specialty, February–May, 2020. The denominator for in-person visits and telehealth visits is in-person plus telehealth visits. The denominator for cancelled appointments is all visits plus cancelled visits.
| Status of Clinic Visit, % | February | March | April | May |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In-person visits | 100 | 71 | 13 | 72 |
| Cancelled appointments | 23 | 89 | 85 | 21 |
| Telehealth visits | 0 | 29 | 87 | 28 |