mHealth Intelligence (9/7, Melchionna) reports, “While comparing diagnostic consistency between different methods of care, a…study found high levels of diagnostic concordance between telehealth and in-person visits overall.” Among “the 2,393 cases, 2,080 (86.9 percent) displayed diagnostic concordance between virtual and in-person visits.” Furthermore, “medical specialties also displayed a wide range of concordance levels,” according to the findings published online in JAMA Network Open, showing that “diagnostic concordance was 77.3 percent for otorhinolaryngology and 96 percent for psychiatry.”
Related Links:
— “Clinical Diagnoses Similar During Telehealth, In-Person Visits “Mark Melchionna, mHealth Intelligence, September 8, 2022