Effect of Telemedicine Use on Medical Spending and Health Care Utilization: A Machine Learning Approach

Effect of Telemedicine Use on Medical Spending and Health Care Utilization: A Machine Learning Approach

Introduction: This study analyzes the effect of telemedicine use on healthcare utilization and medical spending for patients with chronic mental illness. Methods: Using the IBM MarketScan Research database from 2009 to 2018, this study examined the timing of users’ first telemedicine use and identif...

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Main Author: Ayesha Jamal, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-09-01
Series:AJPM Focus
Subjects:
Telemedicine
chronic mental illness
healthcare utilization
medical spending
machine learning
random forest proximity matching
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2773065423000640

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