Journal of the American Heart Association, Volume 15, Issue 6 , March 17, 2026. BackgroundDuring the COVID‐19 pandemic, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services created a waiver to reimburse telemedicine services.
It is important to understand factors that facilitate incorporation of telemedicine into ongoing cardiovascular practice.MethodsThis was a retrospective cohort study of telemedicine and office visits delivered by cardiologists between January 1, 2022, and December 31, 2023, for Medicare beneficiaries. We calculated the adjusted incidence rate ratio (aIRR) of telemedicine visits, representing the proportion of a physician's visits delivered by telemedicine, to identify factors associated with telemedicine use.ResultsThere were 23 334 physicians in our cohort; they were predominantly men (84.8%) and affiliated with a hospital (93.5%), and the majority were general cardiologists (66.1%).
During 2022 and 2023, 3.4% of visits were delivered by telemedicine.
Journal of the American Heart Association published a clinical update in Cardiology on 13 Mar 2026.
The item focuses on Factors Associated With Telemedicine Use by Cardiologists for Medicare Beneficiaries in 2022 to 2023: An Observational Study.
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