Patient-Provider Distance in Medicare Outpatient Oncology Telehealth Versus Office Visits, 2021‐2023: Cross-Sectional Claims Analysis

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Presents a study exploring the use of telehealth to extend the patient-provider geographic reach for outpatient oncology-related visits in patients aged 66 or older. Draws data from Medicare Fee-For-Service claims to compare patient-provider distance for in-office and telehealth oncology visits, by rurality and U.S. Census region.

Lingbo Liu, Tracy Onega, Erika L. Moen, et al.

JMIR Medical Informatics, 14, e95370

10/2026

Access · Cancer · Health disparities · Outpatient care · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Telehealth