2024
Racial Disparities in Telemedicine Uptake during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Patients with Hematologic Malignancies in the United States
Neparidze N, W. Lau K, Wang X, Huntington S, Jamy O, S. Calip G, Shah H, M. 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. Medical Research Archives 2024, 12 DOI: 10.18103/mra.v12i2.5164.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute myelogenous leukemiaMantle cell lymphomaChronic lymphocytic leukemiaDiffuse large B-cell lymphomaFollicular lymphomaMultiple myelomaWhite patientsBlack patientsCell lymphomaHematologic malignanciesLymphocytic leukemiaTreatment categoriesElectronic health record (EHR)-derived de-identified databaseDiagnosis of acute myelogenous leukemiaLarge B-cell lymphomaTelemedicine uptakeActive patientsLines of therapyB-cell lymphomaMonthly visit ratesMyeloma patientsVisit ratesAnalyzed patientsMyelogenous leukemiaLymphoma
2023
The COVID-19 Pandemic and In-Person Visit Rate Disruptions Among Patients With Hematologic Neoplasms in the US in 2020 to 2021
Goyal G, Lau K, Wang X, Davidoff A, Huntington S, Jamy O, Calip G, Shah H, Stephens D, Miksad R, Parikh R, Takvorian S, Neparidze N, Seymour E. The COVID-19 Pandemic and In-Person Visit Rate Disruptions Among Patients With Hematologic Neoplasms in the US in 2020 to 2021. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2316642. PMID: 37273206, PMCID: PMC10242428, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.16642.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly pandemic monthsOral therapyOutpatient infusionsChronic lymphocytic leukemiaHematologic neoplasmsVisit ratesTelemedicine useCohort studyPandemic monthsLymphocytic leukemiaRetrospective observational cohort studyData cutoff datePerson medical careSubsequent cancer outcomesHalf of patientsObservational cohort studyMantle cell lymphomaCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicNon-Hispanic whitesMedian ageActive treatmentCancer outcomesMultiple myelomaActive patients