Ensuring full participation of people with disabilities in an era of telehealth

The widespread use of telehealth resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to further exacerbate inequities faced by people with disabilities. Although, for some members of the disability community, the option to engage with telehealth may result in reduced barriers to care, for others,...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA Jg. 28; H. 2; S. 389
Hauptverfasser: Valdez, Rupa S, Rogers, Courtney C, Claypool, Henry, Trieshmann, Lucy, Frye, Olivia, Wellbeloved-Stone, Claire, Kushalnagar, Poorna
Format: Journal Article
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: England 15.02.2021
Schlagworte:
COVID-19
Disabled Persons
Government Regulation
Health Policy - legislation & jurisprudence
Health Services Accessibility - legislation & jurisprudence
Healthcare Disparities
Humans
Telemedicine - legislation & jurisprudence
United States
United States
COVID-19
telemedicine and telehealth
health policy
accessible design and implementation
disabled persons
ISSN:1527-974X, 1527-974X
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Zusammenfassung:The widespread use of telehealth resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic has the potential to further exacerbate inequities faced by people with disabilities. Although, for some members of the disability community, the option to engage with telehealth may result in reduced barriers to care, for others, inadequate attention to the design, implementation, and policy dimensions may be detrimental. Addressing such considerations is imperative to mitigate health inequities faced by the disability community.
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ISSN:1527-974X
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DOI:10.1093/jamia/ocaa297