Telephone, video, equity and access in virtual care

Current public health measures catalyzed a large shift to virtual care, resulting in a great uptake in telephone and video-enabled care. While pre-pandemic public healthcare funding rarely covered the telephone as a reimbursable care delivery model, it has proven a crucial offering for many populati...

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Autores principales:	Tyla Thomas-Jacques, Trevor Jamieson, James Shaw
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
Materias:	Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics R858-859.7
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/07b1f0c2a65a4cbabf6aa08660595190
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:07b1f0c2a65a4cbabf6aa086605951902021-11-21T12:05:38ZTelephone, video, equity and access in virtual care10.1038/s41746-021-00528-y2398-6352https://doaj.org/article/07b1f0c2a65a4cbabf6aa086605951902021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-021-00528-yhttps://doaj.org/toc/2398-6352Current public health measures catalyzed a large shift to virtual care, resulting in a great uptake in telephone and video-enabled care. While pre-pandemic public healthcare funding rarely covered the telephone as a reimbursable care delivery model, it has proven a crucial offering for many populations. As the new standard of virtual service delivery is being solidified, simple technological solutions that provide access to care must continue to be supported. This paper explores an important consequence of relying on complex technologies as the new standard of virtual care: the risk of exacerbating health disparities by enabling a deeper digital divide for marginalized populations.Tyla Thomas-JacquesTrevor JamiesonJames ShawNature PortfolioarticleComputer applications to medicine. Medical informaticsR858-859.7ENnpj Digital Medicine, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 1-3 (2021)
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description	Current public health measures catalyzed a large shift to virtual care, resulting in a great uptake in telephone and video-enabled care. While pre-pandemic public healthcare funding rarely covered the telephone as a reimbursable care delivery model, it has proven a crucial offering for many populations. As the new standard of virtual service delivery is being solidified, simple technological solutions that provide access to care must continue to be supported. This paper explores an important consequence of relying on complex technologies as the new standard of virtual care: the risk of exacerbating health disparities by enabling a deeper digital divide for marginalized populations.
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Telephone, video, equity and access in virtual care

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