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dc.titleResearch Insights: How Can the Full Potential of Telemedicine Be Unlocked?
dc.contributor.authorGonzález, María P.
dc.contributor.authorScartascini, Carlos
dc.contributor.orgunitDepartment of Research and Chief Economist
dc.coverageArgentina
dc.date.available2023-07-03T00:07:00
dc.date.issue2023-07-03T00:07:00
dc.description.abstractAn intervention in Argentina that sent periodic emails to households about available telemedicine services effectively increased the adoption of and demand for telemedicine. Patients who were part of the intervention were significantly more likely to use telemedicine services. The number of virtual consultations by the group that received the email intervention was six times larger than those of the control group after eight months. The study found that the intervention had lasting effects, suggesting that getting patients to try telemedicine for the first time can lead to continued use over time.
dc.format.extent4
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0005266
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/english/document/Research-Insights-How-Can-the-Full-Potential-of-Telemedicine-Be-Unlocked.pdf
dc.identifier.urlhttps://publications.iadb.org/publications/spanish/document/Perspectivas-de-investigacion-como-se-puede-liberar-el-pleno-potencial-de-la-telemedicina.pdf
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInter-American Development Bank
dc.subjectBehavioral Economics
dc.subjectTelemedicine
dc.subjectMobile App
dc.subjectDelivery of Health Care
dc.subjectHealth Services
dc.subjectPandemics
dc.subjectHealth Care
dc.subjectHealth
dc.subjectHealth Facilities
dc.subjectNatural Disaster
dc.subjectDigital Health
dc.subjectScience and Technology
dc.subjectHealth Insurance
dc.subjectMobile Connectivity
dc.subject.jelcodeI11 - Analysis of Health Care Markets
dc.subject.jelcodeI13 - Health Insurance, Public and Private
dc.subject.jelcodeD83 - Search • Learning • Information and Knowledge • Communication • Belief • Unawareness
dc.subject.jelcodeC93 - Field Experiments
dc.subject.keywordsbehavioral biases;Field experiment
dc.typeCatalogs and Brochures
idb.identifier.pubnumberIDB-CB-00841
idb.operationBK-C1102
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