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Telehealth has been found to increase healthcare access, especially among vulnerable populations.

Telehealth gained popularity during the pandemic as virtual visits became a necessity to limit exposure.

The rapid growth of telemedicine during the COVID-19 pandemic was instrumental in ensuring continued healthcare access through the virtual delivery of healthcare services. Doing so led to a significant increase in healthcare access among the disadvantaged and minority groups in the U.S. The Latinx population in the U.S., one of the fastest growing racial or […]

The growth and expansion of telehealth services have been well documented since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many patients opted to use telehealth to alleviate transportation, time, and convenience barriers. While telehealth visits do not require patients to travel to the physician’s office, patients need some level of “digital literacy” from the patient. Digital literacy, one of the three […]

The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic engendered a precarious environment that significantly exacerbated existing mental health disorders and triggered new ones. According to Mental Health America, roughly one in five American adults suffered from a mental health condition in 2019. In the same year, the American Academy of Family Physicians reported that one in six […]

Telehealth use in the United States has skyrocketed among healthcare providers and patients since the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic. Between 2019 and 2020, the number of telehealth visits increased by more than 150 percent. Medicare beneficiaries constitute a substantial portion of telehealth users, and their usage has increased 63-fold (primarily to reduce exposure to […]

The COVID-19 pandemic led to a significant increase in telehealth volume and revolutionized healthcare regulatory guidelines for its use. Telehealth expanded access to care, especially during the pandemic, and made chronic disease management more convenient. The healthcare landscape saw a significant shift with the increasing growth of telemedicine companies, and commercial insurers are concentrating on expanding […]