Primary Care Practice Factors Associated With Telehealth Adoption in the United States: Cross-Sectional Survey Analysis

In this national study of primary care practice–level factors associated with telehealth adoption in 2022, we found that training and assisting patients with the use of telehealth, broadband expansion efforts, and a higher proportion of low-income patients were associated with higher prac...

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Main Authors: Matthew Mackwood, Elliott Fisher, Rachel O Schmidt, A James O'Malley, Hector P Rodriguez, Stephen Shortell, Ellesse-Roselee Akré, Alena Berube, Karen E Schifferdecker
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Published: JMIR Publications 2025-03-01
Series:Journal of Medical Internet Research
Online Access:https://www.jmir.org/2025/1/e70404
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description In this national study of primary care practice–level factors associated with telehealth adoption in 2022, we found that training and assisting patients with the use of telehealth, broadband expansion efforts, and a higher proportion of low-income patients were associated with higher practice-level telehealth use, suggesting both opportunities for telehealth expansion and potential populations with higher need for its use.
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spelling doaj-art-ca136adad0ba477f9984df53f763ecfe2025-08-20T03:42:23ZengJMIR PublicationsJournal of Medical Internet Research1438-88712025-03-0127e7040410.2196/70404Primary Care Practice Factors Associated With Telehealth Adoption in the United States: Cross-Sectional Survey AnalysisMatthew Mackwoodhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4508-8267Elliott Fisherhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9571-4879Rachel O Schmidthttps://orcid.org/0009-0006-4383-6467A James O'Malleyhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8389-6217Hector P Rodriguezhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6564-2229Stephen Shortellhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7392-9801Ellesse-Roselee Akréhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2380-6344Alena Berubehttps://orcid.org/0009-0003-6199-781XKaren E Schifferdeckerhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2558-4885 In this national study of primary care practice–level factors associated with telehealth adoption in 2022, we found that training and assisting patients with the use of telehealth, broadband expansion efforts, and a higher proportion of low-income patients were associated with higher practice-level telehealth use, suggesting both opportunities for telehealth expansion and potential populations with higher need for its use.https://www.jmir.org/2025/1/e70404
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Primary Care Practice Factors Associated With Telehealth Adoption in the United States: Cross-Sectional Survey Analysis
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title Primary Care Practice Factors Associated With Telehealth Adoption in the United States: Cross-Sectional Survey Analysis
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title_short Primary Care Practice Factors Associated With Telehealth Adoption in the United States: Cross-Sectional Survey Analysis
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