mHealth Intelligence August 15, 2022
Mark Melchionna

Telehealth-enabled care models created new options for medication abortion services for those who lacked access during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, new research shows.

To ensure continued access to care amid restrictions that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic, many clinics turned to telehealth to provide medication abortion services, which proved to be highly effective, according to a study published in the Annals of Family Medicine.

It is a well-known fact that the COVID-19 pandemic heavily impacted healthcare delivery. Like many other types of care, reproductive healthcare and abortion services became significantly more difficult to obtain during this time.

The study evaluated how US clinics used telehealth abortion services as well as the efficacy level of these services and...

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