Abstract:

Telemedicine, also referred to as telehealth, is the practice of using information-communication technology (ICT) to receive medical care or advice remotely from clinicians, either in real-time or asynchronously. In this study, using multivariate econometric models, we identify determinants of telemedicine use in the “after-COVID” period. In addition to investigating telemedicine adoption tendencies, we investigate the underlying reasons for both adopting and not adopting telemedicine in the after-COVID period. The primary data used in this study is obtained from the COVID Future Survey administered to a stratified random sample of households across the U.S. during the period spanning from October to November of 2021.The results contribute significantly to our understanding of telemedicine adoption and its implications, and provide important insights for multiple sectors, including healthcare, telecommunication, and land use-transportation planning.

About the Speaker:

&Prof. Chandra R. Bhat has been a pioneer in the formulation and use of statistical and econometric methods to analyze human choice behavior for transportation and urban policy design. He is a recipient of many awards, including the 2017 Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC) Lifetime Achievement Award, the 2015 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Frank M. Masters Award, and the 2013 German Humboldt Award. He was listed in 2017 as one of the top ten transportation thought leaders in academia by the Eno Foundation. He received the 2022 Theodore Matson Memorial Award from the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE). More recently, he was awarded the 2024 W.N. Carey, Jr., Distinguished Service Award “for leadership and distinguished service to the Transportation Research Board (TRB)”. Chandra also has been ranked in the top three scientists globally in the subject area of transport and logistics. Dr. Bhat currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief of Transportation Research – Part B. He is the immediate past-President of the ASCE Transportation and Development Institute (T&DI).