Abstract:Introduction:
A study of 42,000 cardiology consults within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) in 2016 found that patients who received electronic consultation (e-consults) had similar healthcare costs at 6 months compared to those who received face-to-face (F2F) consults. However, results may have been confounded if patients with less costly conditions received e-consults. Our aim was to compare costs between those receiving F2F vs. e-consults for a similar indication.
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