The COVID-19 pandemic: new concerns and connections between eHealth and digital inequalities

A Khilnani, J Schulz, L Robinson - Journal of Information …, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose Telemedicine has been advancing for decades and is more indispensable than
ever in this unprecedented time of the COVID-19 pandemic. As shown, eHealth appears to …

[HTML][HTML] Addressing the digital inverse care law in the time of COVID-19: potential for digital technology to exacerbate or mitigate health inequalities

AR Davies, M Honeyman, B Gann - Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2021 - jmir.org
Digital technologies have been transforming methods of health care delivery and have been
embraced within the health, social, and public response to the COVID-19 pandemic …

[HTML][HTML] Digital inequality during a pandemic: Quantitative study of differences in COVID-19–related internet uses and outcomes among the general population

AJAM Van Deursen - Journal of medical Internet research, 2020 - jmir.org
Background The World Health Organization considers coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to
be a public emergency threatening global health. During the crisis, the public's need for web …

[HTML][HTML] Telehealth and COVID-19 pandemic: an overview of the telehealth use, advantages, challenges, and opportunities during COVID-19 pandemic

K Bouabida, B Lebouché, MP Pomey - Healthcare, 2022 - mdpi.com
The use of telehealth and digital health platforms has increased during the COVID-19
pandemic due to the implementation of physical distancing measures and restrictions. To …

[HTML][HTML] The tragic paradoxical effect of telemedicine on healthcare disparities-a time for redemption: a narrative review

M Haimi - BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2023 - Springer
Background Telemedicine has become more convenient and advantageous due to the rapid
development of the internet and telecommunications. A growing number of patients are …

Rapid transition to telehealth and the digital divide: implications for primary care access and equity in a post‐COVID era

JE Chang, AY Lai, A Gupta, AM Nguyen… - The Milbank …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Policy Points Telehealth has many potential advantages during an infectious disease
outbreak such as the COVID‐19 pandemic, and the COVID‐19 pandemic has accelerated …

Telemedicine, COVID-19, and disparities: policy implications

G Ortega, JA Rodriguez, LR Maurer, EE Witt… - Health policy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
While the rapid expansion of telemedicine in response to the COVID-19 pandemic highlights
the impressive ability of health systems to adapt quickly to new complexities, it also raises …

[HTML][HTML] eHealth, telehealth, and telemedicine in the management of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: Lessons learned and future perspectives

A Giacalone, L Marin, M Febbi, T Franchi… - World journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In this article, we discuss evidence supporting the effective implementation of eHealth,
telehealth, and telemedicine during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, with a view …

Ensuring the growth of telehealth during COVID-19 does not exacerbate disparities in care

D Velasquez, A Mehrotra - Health Affairs Forefront, 2020 - healthaffairs.org
Telehealth's moment has come. In an effort to limit the spread of COVID-19, Medicare is now
compensating for most virtual visits, insurers are waiving virtual visit copayments, and …

Revisiting health information technology ethical, legal, and social issues and evaluation: telehealth/telemedicine and COVID-19

B Kaplan - International journal of medical informatics, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Information technologies have been vital during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Telehealth and telemedicine services, especially, fulfilled their promise by allowing patients …