Disparities in the Uptake of Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Surge in a Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Population by Patient Demographic Characteristics and Socioeconomic Status

Samantha Tam; Vivian F Wu; Amy M Williams; Marian Girgis; Jawad Z Sheqwara; Farzan Siddiqui; Steven S Chang

doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2020.3052

Disparities in the Uptake of Telemedicine During the COVID-19 Surge in a Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Population by Patient Demographic Characteristics and Socioeconomic Status

JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 Feb 1;147(2):209-211. doi: 10.1001/jamaoto.2020.3052.

Authors

Samantha Tam¹, Vivian F Wu¹, Amy M Williams¹, Marian Girgis², Jawad Z Sheqwara², Farzan Siddiqui³, Steven S Chang¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Henry Ford Health System and Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan.
² Department of Hematology/Medical Oncology, Henry Ford Health System and Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan.
³ Department of Radiation Oncology, Henry Ford Health System and Henry Ford Cancer Institute, Detroit, Michigan.

Abstract

This cohort study examines the association between patient demographic characteristics and socioeconomic status and engagement in telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic.

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / epidemiology*
Facilities and Services Utilization
Head and Neck Neoplasms / therapy*
Humans
Michigan
Pandemics
Patient Acceptance of Health Care*
Retrospective Studies
SARS-CoV-2
Social Class*
Telemedicine / economics*
Telemedicine / statistics & numerical data*