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National Trends of Telehealth Use in Medicare Annual Wellness Visits

Jonathan A. Staloff, Joseph H. Joo, Anna M. Morenz, Lingmei Zhou, Bianca K. Frogner and Joshua M. Liao
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2025, 38 (2) 375-377; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2024.240354R0
Jonathan A. Staloff
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA (JAS, BKF); Program on Policy Evaluation and Learning in the Pacific Northwest, Seattle, WA (JAS, JHJ, AMM, LZ); Department of Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX (JHJ); Department of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (AMM); Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX (JML).
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Joseph H. Joo
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA (JAS, BKF); Program on Policy Evaluation and Learning in the Pacific Northwest, Seattle, WA (JAS, JHJ, AMM, LZ); Department of Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX (JHJ); Department of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (AMM); Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX (JML).
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Anna M. Morenz
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA (JAS, BKF); Program on Policy Evaluation and Learning in the Pacific Northwest, Seattle, WA (JAS, JHJ, AMM, LZ); Department of Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX (JHJ); Department of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (AMM); Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX (JML).
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Lingmei Zhou
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA (JAS, BKF); Program on Policy Evaluation and Learning in the Pacific Northwest, Seattle, WA (JAS, JHJ, AMM, LZ); Department of Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX (JHJ); Department of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (AMM); Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX (JML).
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Bianca K. Frogner
From the Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA (JAS, BKF); Program on Policy Evaluation and Learning in the Pacific Northwest, Seattle, WA (JAS, JHJ, AMM, LZ); Department of Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX (JHJ); Department of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (AMM); Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX (JML).
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Joshua M. Liao
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Jonathan A. Staloff, Joseph H. Joo, Anna M. Morenz, Lingmei Zhou, Bianca K. Frogner, Joshua M. Liao
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Mar 2025, 38 (2) 375-377; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2024.240354R0

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Jonathan A. Staloff, Joseph H. Joo, Anna M. Morenz, Lingmei Zhou, Bianca K. Frogner, Joshua M. Liao
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Mar 2025, 38 (2) 375-377; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2024.240354R0
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