Patient Characteristics and Subsequent Health Care Use by Location of SARS-CoV-2 Testing Initiation in a Safety-Net Health System

• DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.12857
• Publication Date: 2021-06-08T15:41:03Z
• Authors: Rohan Khazanchi; Tyler N. A. Winke...; Deepti Pandita; Ryan Jelinek; Riley D. Shearer; Peter J. Bodurtha
• Keywords: Adult; Male; Minnesota; 02 engineering and technology; Young Adult; 03 medical and health sciences; COVID-19 Testing; 0302 clinical medicine; Research Letter; Ambulatory Care; 0202 electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering; Humans; Healthcare Disparities; Pandemics; Demography; Language; SARS-CoV-2; COVID-19; Middle Aged; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Telemedicine; 3. Good health; Hospitalization; Female; Emergency Service, Hospital; Delivery of Health Care

This cross-sectional study examines patterns in entry location for SARS-CoV-2 testing in a safety-net health system by patient demographic characteristics.