Access to Telemedicine-Are We Doing All That We Can during the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
; 163(1): 104-106, 2020 07.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-913952
ABSTRACT
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in physicians having to switch from in office visits to telemedicine. Unfortunately, physicians and patients did not have adequate time to anticipate barriers to its implementation. Over the last month, one of the major problems has been patient access to telemedicine. Many patients do not own a smartphone or have broadband access. This "digital divide" is not fair to our patients in need-especially those with a cancer diagnosis. Patients deserve access to care. We need to implore insurance companies to provide tablets with wireless capabilities to patients in need.
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Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Telemedicine
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Coronavirus Infections
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Disease Transmission, Infectious
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Pandemics
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
Journal subject:
Otolaryngology
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
0194599820925049
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