Racial Disparities in Telemedicine Uptake during the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Patients with Hematologic Malignancies in the United States
Neparidze N, Lau K, Wang X, Davidoff A, Huntington S, Jamy O, Calip G, Shah H, Stephens D, Miksad R, Parikh R, Takvorian S, Goyal G, Seymour E. Racial Disparities in Telemedicine Uptake during the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Patients with Hematologic Malignancies in the United States. Blood 2021, 138: 1973. PMCID: PMC8701527, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2021-153787.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCurrent equity holderWhite patientsBlack patientsInpatient treatmentVisit ratesTelemedicine uptakeTreatment categoriesPerson visitsHematologic malignanciesAdvisory CommitteeTreatment typeSignificant reductionRacial disparitiesLines of therapyDiagnosis of AMLDe-identified databaseEarly pandemic monthsPotential racial disparitiesCurrent employmentElectronic health recordsFlatiron HealthHospital admissionActive treatmentInitial diagnosisCSL Behring