MedCity News October 2, 2020
It’s crucial that today’s providers, innovators, and regulators alike continue to push for such tech adoption, driving virtual, continuous care in populations disproportionately affected by disease.
For years, healthcare providers have struggled to ensure that minorities, individuals residing in rural and low-income populations, and patients living with chronic conditions have equal access to the healthcare services they desperately need. In early 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic hit and fractured this divide even further. Today, these vulnerable populations are not only at a greater risk of contracting the coronavirus, but it has also become exponentially more difficult to ensure these patients receive even the basic care they need as a result of being disproportionately affected by Covid-19.
On the flip side, the...