As of August 2020, more physicians in urban than rural areas have used telehealth for more than 12 months. Most physicians, regardless of their practice area, have used telehealth for 4 to 6 months (around two-thirds). This is on par with the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.
Telehealth use by physicians in the United States as of August 2020, by length of use and rurality
Physicians and approx 13% non-physician healthcare providers
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
This question was phrased by the source as follows: “How long have you been using telehealth?”
The source provided two other possible choices that no respondent chose: "My organization offers telehealth services but I choose not to use them" and "My organization does not offer telehealth services"
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COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition. (November 16, 2020). Telehealth use by physicians in the United States as of August 2020, by length of use and rurality [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237922/physicians-telehealth-by-length-of-use-and-rurality-us/
COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition. "Telehealth use by physicians in the United States as of August 2020, by length of use and rurality." Chart. November 16, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237922/physicians-telehealth-by-length-of-use-and-rurality-us/
COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition. (2020). Telehealth use by physicians in the United States as of August 2020, by length of use and rurality. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237922/physicians-telehealth-by-length-of-use-and-rurality-us/
COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition. "Telehealth Use by Physicians in The United States as of August 2020, by Length of Use and Rurality." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Nov 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237922/physicians-telehealth-by-length-of-use-and-rurality-us/
COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition, Telehealth use by physicians in the United States as of August 2020, by length of use and rurality Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237922/physicians-telehealth-by-length-of-use-and-rurality-us/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Telehealth use by physicians in the United States as of August 2020, by length of use and rurality [Graph], COVID-19 Healthcare Coalition, November 16, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1237922/physicians-telehealth-by-length-of-use-and-rurality-us/
