TY - JOUR
T1 - Adoption and utilization of device-assisted telemedicine
AU - Zeltzer, Dan
AU - Einav, Liran
AU - Rashba, Joseph
AU - Waisman, Yehezkel
AU - Haimi, Motti
AU - Balicer, Ran D.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2023/7
Y1 - 2023/7
N2 - We estimate the effect of adopting a digital device for performing medical exams at home during telehealth visits. We match visits of adopters and non-adopters who used the same virtual care clinic but without the device and compare healthcare utilization after the matched visits. We find that device adoption, partially offset by decreased use of other primary care modalities, results in a 12% higher utilization rate of primary care and increased use of antibiotics. But – particularly among adults – adoption lowers the use of urgent care, the emergency room, and hospital care, resulting in no increase in total cost.
AB - We estimate the effect of adopting a digital device for performing medical exams at home during telehealth visits. We match visits of adopters and non-adopters who used the same virtual care clinic but without the device and compare healthcare utilization after the matched visits. We find that device adoption, partially offset by decreased use of other primary care modalities, results in a 12% higher utilization rate of primary care and increased use of antibiotics. But – particularly among adults – adoption lowers the use of urgent care, the emergency room, and hospital care, resulting in no increase in total cost.
KW - Remote patient monitoring
KW - Telemedicine
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2023.102780
DO - 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2023.102780
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C2 - 37331155
AN - SCOPUS:85162092135
SN - 0167-6296
VL - 90
JO - Journal of Health Economics
JF - Journal of Health Economics
M1 - 102780
ER -