Characteristics of Medicare beneficiaries utilizing telemedicine after July 2020

Jacob K Quinton¹, Maria Han¹, Alejandra Casillas¹, Sitaram Vangala¹, Preeti Kakani², Catherine Sarkisian^{1

3}, Michael K Ong^{1

4

5}

Affiliations

¹ Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
² David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
³ Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California, USA.
⁴ Department of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
⁵ VA Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation and Policy (CSHIIP), Los Angeles, California, USA.

Jacob K Quinton et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 Sep.

. 2021 Sep;69(9):2670-2672.

doi: 10.1111/jgs.17202. Epub 2021 May 13.

Jacob K Quinton¹, Maria Han¹, Alejandra Casillas¹, Sitaram Vangala¹, Preeti Kakani², Catherine Sarkisian^{1

3}, Michael K Ong^{1

4

5}

¹ Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
² David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
³ Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California, USA.
⁴ Department of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
⁵ VA Center for the Study of Healthcare Innovation, Implementation and Policy (CSHIIP), Los Angeles, California, USA.

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