Research ArticleOriginal Research
Use of Telehealth Early and Late in the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: Policy Implications for Improving Health Equity
Katherine Sanchez, Heather Kitzman, Mahbuba Khan, Briget da Graca, Jeffrey Zsohar and Frank McStay
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine October 2023, 36 (5) 746-754; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2023.230080R1
Katherine Sanchez
From the Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, Dallas, TX (KS, MK, BDG); UT Southwestern Medical Center, Peter O’Donnell Jr. School of Public Health, Dallas, TX (HK); Baylor Scott & White Community Care Clinics (JZ); Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke University (FM).
PhDHeather Kitzman
From the Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, Dallas, TX (KS, MK, BDG); UT Southwestern Medical Center, Peter O’Donnell Jr. School of Public Health, Dallas, TX (HK); Baylor Scott & White Community Care Clinics (JZ); Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke University (FM).
PhDMahbuba Khan
From the Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, Dallas, TX (KS, MK, BDG); UT Southwestern Medical Center, Peter O’Donnell Jr. School of Public Health, Dallas, TX (HK); Baylor Scott & White Community Care Clinics (JZ); Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke University (FM).
MPHBriget da Graca
From the Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, Dallas, TX (KS, MK, BDG); UT Southwestern Medical Center, Peter O’Donnell Jr. School of Public Health, Dallas, TX (HK); Baylor Scott & White Community Care Clinics (JZ); Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke University (FM).
JD, MSJeffrey Zsohar
From the Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, Dallas, TX (KS, MK, BDG); UT Southwestern Medical Center, Peter O’Donnell Jr. School of Public Health, Dallas, TX (HK); Baylor Scott & White Community Care Clinics (JZ); Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke University (FM).
MDFrank McStay
From the Baylor Scott & White Research Institute, Dallas, TX (KS, MK, BDG); UT Southwestern Medical Center, Peter O’Donnell Jr. School of Public Health, Dallas, TX (HK); Baylor Scott & White Community Care Clinics (JZ); Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy, Duke University (FM).
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In this issue
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine
Vol. 36, Issue 5
September-October 2023
Use of Telehealth Early and Late in the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: Policy Implications for Improving Health Equity
Katherine Sanchez, Heather Kitzman, Mahbuba Khan, Briget da Graca, Jeffrey Zsohar, Frank McStay
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Oct 2023, 36 (5) 746-754; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2023.230080R1
Use of Telehealth Early and Late in the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency: Policy Implications for Improving Health Equity
Katherine Sanchez, Heather Kitzman, Mahbuba Khan, Briget da Graca, Jeffrey Zsohar, Frank McStay
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Oct 2023, 36 (5) 746-754; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2023.230080R1
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