J Occup Environ Med 2022 04 22;64(4):e249-e256. Epub 2022 Feb 22.
Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (Le), Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (Fulton-Kehoe, Sears, Franklin), Department of Health Systems and Population Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (Sears), Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, Seattle, Washington (Sears), Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (Sears), Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington (Nkyekyer), Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (Ehde), Washington State Department of Labor and Industries, Tumwater, Washington (Young, Franklin), Department of Neurology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington (Franklin).
Objective: To describe telehealth trends within a population-based workers' compensation system during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to assess telehealth utilization by sociodemographic characteristics.
Methods: This cross-sectional study used Washington State workers' compensation claims and medical billing data from January 2019 to October 2020.
Results: Telehealth use averaged 1. Read More