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USDA Telehealth Report Sees ‘Lag’ in Rural Access

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In each of these areas, researchers found that “rural residents were less likely than urban people to engage,” with urban outpacing rural activity as follows: 20% of urban residents conducted online health research in 2015, compared to 17% of rural patients. 5% of urban residents used health monitoring devices, versus 1.3%