Mean Unadjusted VA Use by Pandemic Phase in High-Risk VA Patients with Diabetes, FY2019-2021, n = 188,569
| Use Type | Mean per Patient per Quarter (SD) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Prepandemic | Early Pandemic | Midpandemic | |
| In-person primary care visits | 1.48 (2.09) | 0.66 (1.77) | 1.27 (1.99) |
| Virtual primary care visits | 1.34 (2.03) | 2.05 (2.72) | 1.58 (2.30) |
| Adherence to diabetes medications* | 0.82 (0.25) | 0.81 (0.27) | 0.82 (0.26) |
| Emergency department visits | 0.22 (0.42) | 0.16 (0.36) | 0.17 (0.38) |
| All-cause medical/surgical hospitalizations | 0.10 (0.37) | 0.07 (0.33) | 0.08 (0.35) |
| Hospitalizations for ambulatory care sensitive conditions | 0.022 (0.15) | 0.015 (0.12) | 0.017 (0.13) |
| Hospitalizations for diabetes complications | 0.010 (0.10) | 0.007 (0.08) | 0.007 (0.09) |
↵* Measured by the proportion of days covered.
Abbreviations: VA, Veterans Affairs; SD, standard deviation.