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Patient-Provider Distance in Medicare Outpatient Oncology Telehealth Versus Office Visits, 2021‐2023: Cross-Sectional Claims Analysis

Year: 2026

Type: article

Study design: Observational Study

Abstract: Unlabelled: In a cross-sectional analysis of traditional Medicare Fee-For-Service beneficiaries aged 66 years or older with outpatient oncology-related encounters, we found that telehealth modestly extended patient-provider geographic reach but largely operated within existing office-based catchments and preserved rural-urban distance gradients. Equitable telehealth policy should target patients with high travel burden while supporting digital access, navigation, and cross-jurisdiction continuity.

Source: JMIR Medical Informatics

DOI: 10.2196/95370

Authors: Lingbo Liu, Tracy Onega, Erika L Moen, Anna N A Tosteson, Rebecca E Smith, Qianfei Wang, Lauren Cowan, Fahui Wang

Institutions: Harvard University, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), University of Utah, Huntsman Cancer Institute, Dartmouth College, Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice, Dartmouth Cancer Center, University of Hong Kong

Language: English

Topic: Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation

Subfield: Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,300

Funders: National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute

Awards: Phase II I/UCRC Harvard: Center for Spatiotemporal Thinking, Computing and Applications (STCA), Access, Utilization and Outcomes of Cancer Services in the Era of Telemedicine

OpenAlex ID: W7223278526

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