Patterns of incident dementia codes during the <scp>COVID</scp> ‐19 pandemic at an integrated healthcare system

Abstract

Rates of incident ADRD codes dropped early in the first pandemic year but rose again to near pre-pandemic rates for the year as a whole, as clinicians rapidly pivoted to telehealth. With refinement of protocols for remote dementia detection and diagnosis, health systems could improve access to equitable detection and diagnosis of ADRD going forward.