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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.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Electronic 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.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Compared to in-person encounters, telehealth video visits served patients of younger age (60.4 years (SD\u2009=\u200918.1) vs. 66.7 (17.4),\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001) and with less severe kidney disease (estimated glomerular filtration rate 51.9\u2005ml\/min\/1.73\u2005m\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      (SD\u2009=\u200930.2) vs. 46.1\u2005ml\/min\/1.73\u2005m\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      (26.6),\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Accounting for encounter, patient, and provider characteristics, telehealth modality was independently associated with 23% fewer medication prescription changes (incidence rate ratio (IRR)\u2009=\u20090.77, 95% CI 0.74\u20130.80), 38% fewer orders (IRR\u2009=\u20090.62, 95% CI 0.57\u20130.68), and 84% lower odds of patient instructions documentation (odds ratio\u2009=\u20090.16, 95% CI 0.09\u20130.31) compared with in-person encounters.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>These data suggest that providers use telehealth video and in-person encounters to advance patient care plans differently. 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