QuickStats: Percentage of Office-Based Physicians Using Telemedicine Technology, by Specialty — United States, 2019 and 2021

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From 2019 to 2021, the use of telemedicine technology increased for office-based physicians from 15.4% to 85.9%.
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Authors: Kelly L. Myrick, PhD; Malikah McNeal, MPH; and Carol DeFrances, PhD

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Use of office-based physicians by specialty in 2019 and 2021.

From 2019 to 2021, the use of telemedicine technology increased for office-based physicians from 15.4% to 85.9%. In both 2019 and 2021, the use of telemedicine technology was higher among primary care physicians and medical specialty physicians than it was among surgical specialty physicians. In 2021, 91.4% of primary care physicians, 87.2% of medical specialty physicians, and 74.8% of surgical specialty physicians used telemedicine technology.

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7149a6.htm

Sources: National Center for Health Statistics, National Electronic Health Records Surveys, 2019 and 2021. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nehrs.

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