Peer-Reviewed Publication

Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes2022;6(1):19-26.February 1, 2022Journal Article

Effective Access to Care in a Crisis Period: Hypertension Control During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Telemedicine.

Prentiss Taylor¹, Collin Berg¹, James Thompson¹, Kristin Dean¹, Tony Yuan¹, Shriram Nallamshetty^2,3, Ian Tong^1,4

¹Doctor on Demand, San Francisco, CA.

²Cardiology Section, Veterans Administration Palo Alto Healthcare System, Palo Alto, CA.

³Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Stanford Medicine, Stanford, CA.

⁴Department of Medicine, Stanford Medicine, Stanford, CA.

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To assess the effectiveness of telemedicine video visits in the management of hypertensive patients at home during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS: A quantitative analysis was performed of all home video visits coded with a diagnosis of essential hypertension during the first 12 months of the COVID-19 pandemic (March 2020 through February 2021). A total of 10,634 patie…

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