Digital Divide

A study in JAMA Network Open tracking telemedicine visits pre- and post-pandemic across the VA reveals increasing inequities between rural and urban communities.

To reach the goal of universal healthcare by 2030, Kirsten Mathieson, policy lead at Transform Health, points to the central recommendations from the report "Closing the digital divide: More and better funding for the digital transformation of health."

Healthcare providers are still facing hurdles such as patients' lack of internet connection when it comes to virtual appointments, says Jim Rogers, president of HealthConnect Networks and Mission Broadband.

Deep Dive: Advocates, lawmakers and HIMSS Global Health Equity Network leaders talk about the disparities in maternal mortality and access to care among Black women, as well as the actions they're taking to address these social determinants of health.

Professor Sam Shah, founder and director of Faculty of Future Health, says the digital divide must be addressed by greater investment.