Paul L Hebert, Kyle E Kumbier, Valerie A Smith, Denise M Hynes, Diana J Govier, Edwin Wong, Brystana G Kaufman, Megan Shepherd-Banigan, Mazhgan Rowneki, Amy S B Bohnert, George N Ioannou, Edward J Boyko, Theodore J Iwashyna, Ann M O'Hare, C Barrett Bowling, Elizabeth M Viglianti, Matthew L Maciejewski
IMPORTANCE: The association of COVID-19 infection with outpatient care utilization is unclear. Many studies reported population surveillance studies rather than comparing outpatient health care use between COVID-19-infected and uninfected cohorts. OBJECTIVE: To compare outpatient health care use across 6 categories of care (primary care, specialty care, surgery care, mental health, emergency care, and diagnostic and/or other care) between veterans with or without COVID-19 infection...
February 5, 2024: JAMA Network Open