학술논문

The Telehealth Dilemma—Health-Care Deserts Meet the Internet’s Remote Regions
Document Type
Periodical
Source
Computer. 56(9):39-49 Sep, 2023
Subject
Computing and Processing
Telemedicine
Internet
Rural areas
Language
ISSN
0018-9162
1558-0814
Abstract
Telehealth has increased health-care and specialist access to patients in health-care deserts. Stable Internet access is a deciding factor for telehealth. We observe the relation of Internet latency to health-care deserts as preliminary work toward evaluating disparities in telehealth in practice.