Evaluation of Telemedicine Use Among US Patients With Newly Diagnosed Cancer by Socioeconomic Status

JAMA Oncol. 2022 Jan 1;8(1):161-163. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.5784.

Authors

Aaron J Katz¹, Kevin Haynes², Simo Du², John Barron², Rhyan Kubik³, Ronald C Chen³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Population Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.
² Scientific Affairs, HealthCore, Inc, Wilmington, Delaware.
³ Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas.

Abstract

This cohort study assesses the rate of telemedicine visits according to the socioeconomic status of patients with a new cancer diagnosis.

MeSH terms

Humans
Neoplasms* / diagnosis
Neoplasms* / epidemiology
Neoplasms* / therapy
Social Class
Telemedicine*