Becker's Healthcare December 9, 2021
Georgina Gonzalez

Despite the increase in telehealth use throughout the pandemic, patients and medical professionals alike have voiced concerns about its privacy and safety, a report published Nov. 29 found.

Arlington Research, commissioned by multinational cybersecurity company Kaspersky, interviewed 389 leaders in 34 countries working in front-line healthcare, including telehealth providers.

Slightly more than half of providers reported cases in which patients refused to complete a virtual appointment due to mistrust of the technology, citing data and privacy concerns. Eighty-one percent of healthcare providers surveyed reported having concerns about...

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Topics: Digital Health, Health IT, Healthcare System, Patient / Consumer, Privacy / Security, Provider, Survey / Study, Technology, Telehealth, Trends
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