Racial and Ethnic Variation in Healthcare Utilization Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Differential Effects for Overall Versus Telehealth Care

J Gen Intern Med. 2024 Apr;39(5):886-888. doi: 10.1007/s11606-023-08592-8. Epub 2024 Jan 16.

Taona P Haderlein^{1

2}, Alison B Hamilton^{3

4}, Robin M Masheb^{5

6}, Rashmi Mullur^{7

8}, Christine A Lam⁹, Donna L Washington^{3

10}

¹ VHA HSR&D Center for the Study of Health Care Innovation, Implementation and Policy (CSHIIP), Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System, 11301 Wilshire Blvd, Bldg 206 (151), Los Angeles, CA, 90073, USA. taona.haderlein@va.gov.
² Veterans Emergency Management Evaluation Center, U.S Department of Veterans Affairs, North Hills, CA, USA. taona.haderlein@va.gov.
³ VHA HSR&D Center for the Study of Health Care Innovation, Implementation and Policy (CSHIIP), Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System, 11301 Wilshire Blvd, Bldg 206 (151), Los Angeles, CA, 90073, USA.
⁴ Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
⁵ VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, USA.
⁶ Department of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
⁷ Telehealth Service, VA Greater Los Angeles VA Healthcare System, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
⁸ Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
⁹ Cedars-Sinai Medical Network Services, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
¹⁰ Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA.

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