Description
The differences between urban and rural telemedicine use are understudied. Of 5,411 University of Missouri 2008-2017 telemedicine visits, 34% were from urban areas; these were 73% child psychiatry, 10% adult psychiatry, 13% dermatology, and 4% other, while rural visits were 35% child psychiatry, 19% adult psychiatry, 44% dermatology, and 2% other. Because child psychiatry is a larger part of urban than rural telemedicine, health systems should consider resources and training to meet these different needs
Learning Objective: Predict the growing differences between urban and rural telemedicine utilization.
Authors:
Lincoln Sheets (Presenter)
University of Missouri
Emmanuelle Wallach, College of Engineering, University of Missouri
Mirna Becevic, University of Missouri
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