This study examines the trends, patterns, and potential health disparities in health care utilization among children with medical complexity, before and during COVID pandemic through a retrospective chart review. Our findings show significant differences in the average number of visits per patient over the years and support the adoption of telehealth consultations, while highlighting concerns about demographic disparities.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-COV-2; chart review; chart review study; children; children with medical complexity; coronavirus; health care utilization; infectious; pandemic; pediatric; pulmonary; respiratory; retrospective chart review; retrospective chart review study; telehealth; telemedicine; virtual care; virtual health.
© Onur Asan, Ilse Super, Stephen Percy, Katharine N Clouser. Originally published in JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting (https://pediatrics.jmir.org).