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New Health Care Platform for Black Americans Will Include Telehealth
Health disparities have been a frustrating reality in Black communities for decades. The Black Community Innovation Coalition is working to solve health equity issues among Black Americans with Telehealth and mHealth services. This effort is the largest to date that aims to address social determinants of health and non-clinical factors that affect healthcare access. Read more here.
Telehealth Boosted Access to Follow-Up Visits for Black Patients
A recent study found that in the first few months of the pandemic, Black patients saw a higher increase in post-discharge follow-up appointments compared to white patients, which coincided with the rapid adoption of telehealth. Because Black patients have historically had high no-show rates for follow up appointments after hospitalization, this suggests that virtual care may have increased access to follow-up visits for this patient population. Learn more about how telehealth has boosted access to follow-up visits.
Rise in Telemedicine During the Pandemic Eliminated a Historic Racial Health Gap, Study Says
New research from the University of Pennsylvania shows that the rise in telehealth caused by the pandemic is linked to a significant improvement in appointment show, reducing a historically racial health gap between Black and white patients in a Philadelphia health system. Read about the study here.
How Telehealth Can Help Address Disparities in Chronic Disease Outcomes
Cecelia Health hosted a panel of healthcare experts to examine the role of telehealth in addressing racial and ethnic disparities in chronic condition outcomes.