Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-4-2024
Abstract
COVID-19 and related challenges to patient access necessitated the development of new models of care to ensure a healthy patient population. This paper describes the outcomes of a pilot virtual primary care program at a large independent academic health center in Delaware. The preliminary results are encouraging from the perspective of provider and patient satisfaction, as well as the utility of the operational model. A complete cost-benefit analysis was beyond the scope of the paper; thus, future operational research should focus on the metrics of cost and quality as key indicators of model sustainability.
Recommended Citation
Dow, Darrell C.; Schenck, Sarah E.; Bell, Tracy L.; Roth, Stephanie C.; and Khan, Omar, "Virtual Primary Care in a Large Delaware-Based Independent Academic Medical Center: Impact and Opportunity" (2024). Department of Family & Community Medicine Faculty Papers. Paper 82.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/fmfp/82
Creative Commons License
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Language
English
Comments
This article is the author's final published version in Delaware Journal of Public Health, Volume 10, Issue 5, December 2024.
The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.32481/djph.2024.12.04.
Copyright © 2024 Delaware Academy of Medicine / Delaware Public Health Association.