The study highlights significant gaps in rural AF care access and suggests virtual care could help bridge these gaps while preserving the role of primary care physicians.
May support virtual care pilots for rural AF access; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective trials before practice change.
The study offered valuable physician and patient perspectives on AF care in rural communities including diverse management challenges, gaps in access to primary and specialty services that made ED an often used but contentious option. Findings point to the potential value of virtual care designed to reach patients with AF across the spectrum and geared to local contexts that preserve the vital role of primary care physicians in AF care in their communities.
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