Friday, March 26, 2021

Study: SDOH affect telehealth use

Study: SDOH affect telehealth use

Study: SDOH affect telehealth use

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Telehealth visits rose by a little more than 23 percentage points while in-person visits fell by 37% among privately insured patients from March to June 2020 compared with the same period in 2019, but adoption of telehealth was uneven and impeded by social determinants of health, researchers reported in JAMA Network Open. "We will need to continue to assess and modify telehealth strategies to maximize value during this digital age, particularly given the challenges of the digital divide across social and geographic lines," lead author Jonathan Weiner said.

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