Healthcare IT News October 1, 2024
The organization is using cell phones, data plans and telemedicine to help low-income families with technology and equity disparities get the high-quality healthcare they need.
With more than two decades of telemedicine experience and research, the Washington, D.C.-based Children’s National Hospital Telemedicine team identified a disparity in access to the internet and digital tools that disproportionately affects low-income and rural communities, causing a digital divide.
THE PROBLEM
Many of these families lack reliable, unlimited internet access or the necessary devices to engage in telemedicine services, which has become a valuable mode of care delivery, especially during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The lack of connectivity led to several barriers: families had to travel long distances to reach the hospital, often...
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