Why telehealth is so critical for marginalized patient populations
Dr. Holly Yang, board president of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, discusses social determinants of health and health equity issues as they relate to virtual care – a "game changer" for underserved patients.
A 2019 survey by the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation’s Office of Health Policy found that?the highest rate of telehealth visits were among those with Medicaid (29.3%) and Medicare (27.4%), Black individuals (26.8%), and those earning less than $25,000 (26.7%).
With so many of the nation's underserved patients using telehealth services, practitioners and medical organizations must work to understand what these patients need in order to improve the quality of care.
Telehealth and its necessity have been a hot-button topic in healthcare discussions since the care modality went mainstream during the pandemic. Dr. Holly Yang is the board president of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) and a strong advocate for telehealth and the good it can do in the hospice and palliative care communities.
We interviewed Yang to discuss bringing telemedicine to the nation's underserved, as well as other related social determinants of health and health equity issues.
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1 个月Yes telehealth is such a critical service to have available to reach more in need more timely
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1 年Bill Siwicki great article and interesting interview. Quality virtual care can definitely be a game changer for underserved populations when deployed with a person-centric approach.