Publication date: Jul 18, 2026
IntroductionThe COVID-19 pandemic greatly expanded the use of telehealth in nephrology, and telehealth remains a popular modality for kidney care. However, there are no consensus guidelines on the implementation of telehealth in ambulatory nephrology care. To examine this field further, we examined the association between clinic encounter modality (in-person versus telehealth) with provider actions to advance patient care plans in one academic nephrology practice. MethodsElectronic health records from 26,170 telehealth video and 11,558 in-person encounters from January 2020 to December 2024 were analyzed. Mixed effects models were used to assess the association between encounter modality and medication prescription change rates, order rates, and patient instruction documentation frequency. ResultsCompared to in-person encounters, telehealth video visits served patients of younger age (60. 4 years (SD = 18. 1) vs. 66. 7 (17. 4), p
| Concepts | Keywords |
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| chronic kidney disease | |
| clinical practice | |
| Telehealth |
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | COVID-19 pandemic |
| disease | MESH | chronic kidney disease |