Video and Telephone Telehealth Use and Web-Based Patient Portal Activation Among Rural-Dwelling Patients: Retrospective Medical Record Review and Policy Implications
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Description
Analyzes patient characteristics associated with telehealth
use among rural California adults, utilizing electronic
health record data of 9,359 patients dwelling in rural
California ZIP codes. Provides data on patients' telehealth
modality, provider type, portal activation, level of
rurality, age, primary language, and other clinical and
demographic characteristics. Discusses policy approaches to
improving telehealth access in rural areas.
Author(s)
Meghan Rowe Ferrara, Gina Intinarelli-Shuler, Susan A Chapman
Citation
Journal of Medical Internet Research, 27, e67226
Date
08/2025
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Access
· Elderly population
· Health insurance
· Limited English proficient
· Policy
· Statistics and data
· Telehealth
· California