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This study simultaneously evaluated utilization data for synchronous\/real-time patient appointments, asynchronous\/time-delayed patient communications, and provider preferences in a large academic hematology practice to inform sustainable care delivery and workflows in the digital era.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>METHODS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We conducted a retrospective analysis of aggregated adult hematology appointment and patient communication data at Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN) from January 2023 to January 2025. Data were stratified by appointment modality, patient characteristics, and electronic health record (EHR) message volumes. Additionally, a voluntary, anonymous survey assessed hematology provider preferences regarding appointment modalities, in-basket burdens, and billing practices.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Among 83,713 completed appointments, 80.8% were in-person, 12.9% video, and 6.4% telephone. Patients age 80 years and older and rural cohorts used virtual modalities at rates comparable with younger and metropolitan cohorts. Asynchronous communication volume was considerable, with 155,036 patient-initiated telephone calls generating a digital cascade of 407,578 EHR messages (a 1:2.6 ratio) and 49,798 patient-initiated advice request in-basket messages generating 343,030 additional EHR messages (a 1:6.9 ratio). Providers (n = 53) strongly preferred in-person appointments for new consults (92.5%) and active therapy management (90.6%) but favored virtual appointments for surveillance (52.8%). Although 86.8% of providers reported spending &gt;30 minutes daily on in-basket management, 94.3% reported not billing for this time.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSION<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Telehealth is a substantial component of modern hematology practice, used across all age groups. However, digital cascading and proliferation of asynchronous communications present an invisible and uncaptured workload. Optimizing care delivery could include implementation of a stratified hybrid model, prioritizing in-person appointments for high-acuity needs and virtual appointments for low-acuity needs, alongside standardized workflows to mitigate burdens of the digital era.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1200\/op-26-00392","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,7]],"date-time":"2026-08-07T19:59:06Z","timestamp":1786132746000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1200\/crossmark","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Clinics and Clicks: Optimizing Hematology Care Delivery and Workflows in the Digital Era"],"prefix":"10.1200","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6912-6547","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Rosalyn","family":"Marar","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4330-6363","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Savannah S.","family":"Liddell","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nadia","family":"Toumeh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0002-3596-3459","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Caleb","family":"Bentz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Damian","family":"Paulson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hollie","family":"Stegemann","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"William J.","family":"Hogan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-0824-3715","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Aref","family":"Al-Kali","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7350-5531","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Jonas","family":"Paludo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8284-3495","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Ronald S.","family":"Go","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6362-1638","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Richard C.","family":"Godby","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"233","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,7]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_4_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1001\/jamanetworkopen.2022.50211"},{"key":"e_1_3_4_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1370\/afm.2121"},{"key":"e_1_3_4_4_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/jnci\/djaf052"},{"key":"e_1_3_4_5_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1001\/jamanetworkopen.2021.29553"},{"key":"e_1_3_4_6_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1093\/jamiaopen\/ooae016"},{"key":"e_1_3_4_7_2","first-page":"54","article-title":"Telemedicine in hematology; long-term implications of a short-term experience during COVID-19 pandemic","volume":"1","author":"Mandal PK","year":"2021","unstructured":"Mandal PK, Shekhawat PS: Telemedicine in hematology; long-term implications of a short-term experience during COVID-19 pandemic. 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