Telehealth in Rural Areas: How Health Systems Deliver Better Access to Care
American Well
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
Approximately 62 million Americans —or one in five people—live in rural areas, while only nine percent of all physicians practice in these settings. This lack of care in rural communities is creating a huge healthcare access issue, resulting in patients driving long distances for care. To address these healthcare access issues, health systems across the country are implementing telehealth in rural areas to give patients better access to high-quality care.
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