Policy Considerations To Ensure Telemedicine Equity

Article Health Care Sciences & Services

Geographic, racial/ethnic, and socioeconomic inequities in broadband access

Whitney E. Zahnd et al.

Summary: Broadband access is essential for health, and disparities in access exist across different geographic and sociodemographic factors. Rural areas, especially those with large Black and American Indian/Alaska Native populations, poverty, and lower educational attainment, experience the greatest disparities in broadband access. Strategies and resources should target these areas of greatest need to improve health outcomes.

JOURNAL OF RURAL HEALTH (2022)

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Article Health Care Sciences & Services

Medicare Beneficiaries In Disadvantaged Neighborhoods Increased Telemedicine Use During The COVID-19 Pandemic

Sanuja Bose et al.

Summary: This study shows that the waiver policy has increased access to telemedicine for Medicare populations, especially for those residing in disadvantaged neighborhoods. However, the likelihood of using telemedicine remains lower with increasing age, indicating the need for targeted interventions to improve its utilization.

HEALTH AFFAIRS (2022)

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Editorial Material Medicine, General & Internal

Focusing on Digital Health Equity

Courtney R. Lyles et al.

Summary: This Viewpoint discusses how health care digital tools and platforms can be utilized to tackle persistent health equity disparities.

JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (2021)

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Article Health Care Sciences & Services

Variation In Telemedicine Use And Outpatient Care During The COVID-19 Pandemic In The United States

Sadiq Y. Patel et al.

Summary: During the pandemic, there was a significant increase in the use of telemedicine, but there were notable variations in usage across different populations and specialties. Telemedicine use was lower in communities with higher poverty rates and some medical specialties. Telemedicine was more commonly used for certain common conditions, and its usage for these conditions was associated with smaller decreases in total weekly visits during the pandemic.

HEALTH AFFAIRS (2021)

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Letter Medicine, General & Internal

Telehealth Use Among Safety-Net Organizations in California During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Lori Uscher-Pines et al.

JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (2021)

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Article Medicine, General & Internal

Access to Care, Cost of Care, and Satisfaction With Care Among Adults With Private and Public Health Insurance in the US

Charlie M. Wray et al.

Summary: This survey study found that individuals with private insurance were more likely to report poor access to care, higher costs of care, and less satisfaction with care compared with individuals covered by publicly sponsored insurance programs, indicating that public health insurance options may provide more cost-effective care than private options.

JAMA NETWORK OPEN (2021)

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Article Health Care Sciences & Services

Differences in the Use of Telephone and Video Telemedicine Visits During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Jorge A. Rodriguez et al.

Summary: This study aimed to investigate the association between patient and neighborhood characteristics and visit modality during the COVID-19 pandemic, finding that 65% of visits were virtual with patients over 65, Black, Hispanic, Spanish-speaking, and from low broadband access areas less likely to use video visits. Practices and clinicians played a larger role in the variation of video visit use than patients.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MANAGED CARE (2021)

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Letter Medicine, General & Internal