Characteristics and Health Care Use of Patients Attending Virtual Walk-in Clinics in Ontario, Canada: Cross-sectional Analysis

• Main Authors: Lauren Lapointe-Shaw (Author), Christine Salahub (Author), Cherryl Bird (Author), R Sacha Bhatia (Author), Laura Desveaux (Author), Richard H Glazier (Author), Lindsay Hedden (Author), Noah M Ivers (Author), Danielle Martin (Author), Yingbo Na (Author), Sheryl Spithoff (Author), Mina Tadrous (Author), Tara Kiran (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundFunding changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic supported the growth of direct-to-consumer virtual walk-in clinics in several countries. Little is known about patients who attend virtual walk-in clinics or how these clinics contribute to care continuity and subsequent health care use....