‘We should look at broadband like we look at electricity and plumbing’: Jefferson Health CEO on telehealth equity

Becker's Healthcare January 12, 2021
Jackie Drees

When it comes to expanding telehealth access and reducing the digital divide, Stephen Klasko, MD, CEO of Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health, considers broadband access for all to be one of the most important priorities.

During a Jan. 12 interview with Yahoo Finance Live, Dr. Klasko, who also serves as president of Philadelphia-based Thomas Jefferson University, highlighted the role that lack of broadband access plays in exacerbating health inequity.

“I mean, think about this: … if you were from a certain ZIP code in Philadelphia, you had a four or five times [greater] chance of dying of COVID than if you were from a different ZIP code,” Dr. Klasko said. “And some of that is because you couldn’t access things like...

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