Telemedicine Use Among Adults: United States, 2021

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• Personal Author:
  Lucas, Jacqueline W. ; Villarroel, Maria A.
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
• Description:
  Telemedicine is a way for health care providers to deliver clinical health care to patients remotely through a computer or telephone, without an in-person office visit (1). The demonstrated benefits of telemedicine include improved access to care, convenience, and slowing spread of infection (1,2). During the COVID-19 pandemic, legislation expanded coverage for telemedicine health care services (3). This report uses 2021 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data to describe the percentage of adults who used telemedicine in the past 12 months by sociodemographic and geographic characteristics. ; Key findings ; Data from the National Health Interview Survey ; • In 2021, 37.0% of adults used telemedicine in the past 12 months. ; • Telemedicine use increased with age, and was higher among women (42.0%) compared with men (31.7%). ; • Non-Hispanic White (39.2%) and non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native (40.6%) adults were more likely to use telemedicine compared with Hispanic (32.8%), non-Hispanic Black (33.1%), and non-Hispanic Asian (33.0%) adults. ; • The percentage of adults who used telemedicine increased with education level and varied by family income. ; • The percentage of adults who used telemedicine varied by region and decreased with decreasing urbanization level. ; Suggested citation: Lucas JW, Villarroel MA. Telemedicine use among adults: United States, 2021. NCHS Data Brief, no 445. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2022. DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.15620/ cdc:121435. ; CS334128
• Source:
  National Health Interview Survey
• Series:
  NCHS Data Briefs
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report ; Statistics
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Center for Health Statistics
• Topic:
  Health Statistics
• Issue:
  445
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/121435/cdc_121435_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 464.20 KB]
• Collection(s):
  National Center for Health Statistics
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