Walmart Corporate June 9, 2022
Dr. Cheryl Pegus, Executive Vice President, Walmart Health & Wellness

Last week, Walmart and Medscape released the Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives on Healthcare in Rural America1 survey, the first and largest study to assess barriers and solutions to care delivery from the perspectives of those on the front lines of healthcare in rural and non-rural communities.

More than 10,000 primary care Health Care Professionals (HCPs) shared their perspectives; key findings include:

  • Rural primary care health care professionals ranked quality as a greater concern than access to care in their communities, particularly for chronic care and mental health.
  • Rural health care professionals are utilizing telehealth already. It is not a new tool and is integrated into the care they currently provide. They also use electronic medical records equally to non-rural HCPs...

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Topics: Patient / Consumer, Primary care, Provider, Retailer, Survey / Study, Trends
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