Study Updated 03/05/2024

Study Website: Evaluating the Comparative Effectiveness of Telemedicine in Primary Care: Learning from the COVID-19 Pandemic
ClinicalTrials.gov#:NCT04684836
Study Design: Telephone survey of primary care practice leadership, Qualitative interview study with patients and primary care providers, Observational data analysis
PCORnet Infrastructure: Collaboration, CDM (+supplemental data), Engagement, Single IRB
Principal Investigator: Rainu Kaushal, Jessica Ancker
Site Name: Weill Cornell Medicine
PCORnet® Network Partner: INSIGHT
Funder: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)
Funding Date: 2020
Study Duration: 2020 – 2022
Participating Clinical Research Networks: INSIGHT, OneFlorida+, STAR
Therapeutic Area: Health Disparities
Condition: Asthma; Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD); Congestive Heart Failure; Diabetes; Hypertension
Population: 19 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
Status: Completed

Research Question(s):
What are the features of primary care telemedicine programs that have been newly implemented or expanded in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and how do diverse populations experience these programs?

Primary Publications(s):
An urgent need for guidelines for telemedicine use. Lin JJ, Horowitz CR, Ancker JS. Journal of General Internal Medicine. 2022;38(4):1061-1062. doi:10.1007/s11606-022-07905-7

Patient experiences with and preferences for telemedicine relative to in-person care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yu J, Andreadis K, Schpero WL, Abedian S, Kaushal R, Ancker JS. Telemedicine and e-Health. Published online 2023. doi:10.1089/tmj.2022.0311

Provider and patient experiences of delays in primary care during the early COVID-19 pandemic. Journal for Healthcare Quality. 2023;45(3):169-176. doi:10.1097/jhq.0000000000000380