Access to Care Matters: Remote Health Care Needs During COVID-19
Juan Vazquez, Tanzina Islam, Jonathan Gursky, Jennifer P. Beller, Daniel J. Correa
Abstract
Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is straining health care worldwide with >31 million confirmed cases. Currently, 1 in every 100 U.S. residents and 245,000 in New York City are confirmed positive. The Bronx, with high-risk comorbidities, due in part to socioeconomic factors, has seen disproportionately higher rates of COVID-19–related complications. Poor health care access is exacerbated as in-person visits now pose viral transmission risk. There has been limited discourse regarding widespread disparities underlying transitions to telemedicine.
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Health careTelemedicineBusinessInternet privacyNursingMedicineVirologyComputer scienceEconomic growthOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)EconomicsPathologyDiseaseLong-Term Effects of COVID-19Telemedicine and Telehealth ImplementationCOVID-19 and healthcare impacts