HealthLeaders Media May 4, 2021
The survey found that the key to accessing telehealth was the ability to access broadband.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
– The survey also found that telehealth eliminates vehicle trips and reduces waiting times and time away from work.
– However, those benefits are not shared equally, owing largely to income, educational levels, and a lack of access to broadband in remote areas and underserved communities of color.
– More than half of Hispanics (56%) said they didn’t use telehealth, compared with 44% of non-Hispanics.
– One-third (34%) of White respondents said they didn’t use telehealth, as did 44% of Black respondents, and 54% of Asians.
– Among Hispanics, 56% report no use of telehealth compared to 44% of non-Hispanics, likely reflecting...
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