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Telemedicine may increase visit completion rates in postpartum patients with preeclampsia

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  • Monika Sanghavi
  • Elizabeth Packard
  • Santina Sperling
  • Lauren A Eberly
  • Marietta Ambrose
  • Howard M Julien
  • Adi Hirshberg
  • Sri Adusumalli
  • Jennifer Lewey

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Postpartum cardiovascular (CV) evaluation of women with preeclampsia is recommended to screen for and treat modifiable risk factors to reduce lifetime CV risk. However, attendance at in-person postpartum obstetric and cardiology clinic visits is low. The aim of this study was to compare the completion rate of new patient telemedicine visits to in-person office visits for patients with preeclampsia referred for postpartum hypertension management and CV risk assessment at a single center. There were 236 unique new patient visits scheduled during the study period. The average age was 30.3 years, 73.7% patients were Black, and 56.7% had Medicaid insurance. The completion rate was 32% for in-person clinic visits and 70% for telemedicine visits. Women who did not complete an office visit were more likely to be Black (87% vs. 56%, p

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  • Monika Sanghavi & Elizabeth Packard & Santina Sperling & Lauren A Eberly & Marietta Ambrose & Howard M Julien & Adi Hirshberg & Sri Adusumalli & Jennifer Lewey, 2022. "Telemedicine may increase visit completion rates in postpartum patients with preeclampsia," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 17(10), pages 1-5, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0275741
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0275741
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