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Source: mHealth INTELLIGENCE
– While providing insight into the factors that affect telehealth use, a report from Doximity indicated that physicians and patients perceive telehealth positively, and most believe that it often contributes to positive outcomes.
This rise in telehealth use is largely due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To better understand where usage stood in 2022, Doximity, a digital platform for United States medical professionals, conducted surveys involving physicians and patients.
The physician population in the survey consisted of 1,200 participants, all of whom used Doximity telehealth tools in 2022. These physicians practiced across nine specialties.
Regarding the adoption of the Doximity telehealth platform by region, New York, Chicago, and Boston were the areas with the highest adoption rates. Regarding the age of physicians, those in the 30 to 39, 40 to 49, and 50 to 59 age groups had the highest adoption rates,
Physician specialty also played a key role in adoption rates. Endocrinology, urology, and gastroenterology were the specialties with the highest use rates. The report also noted that those involved in specialties that care for a higher number of patients with chronic diseases generally had higher telehealth adoption rates.
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Source: News Channel 2
by: Sophie Brams
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD)- South Carolina is set to receive half a billion dollars as part of a nationwide effort to ensure all Americans have access to affordable, reliable high-speed internet service.
The Palmetto State will be awarded $551.5 million from the Biden Administration’s $42.45 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program as part of the “Internet for All” initiative, the Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced Monday.
The announcement comes as President Biden pledged that every household in the nation would have access to high-speed internet by 2030 using cables made in the United States, calling the service an “absolute necessity.”
Currently, NTIA estimates that about 119,580 households and small businesses in South Carolina lack access to a high-speed internet connection.
According to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), high-speed internet is at or above 25 Mbps for download and 3 Mbps for upload speed.
“You take it for granted in some of our bigger cities how great the service is, but there’s a huge disparity so we want to get that fixed,” South Carolina Broadband Office Director Jim Stritzinger said. “We feel great urgency to get it done.”
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About Palmetto Care Connections
Palmetto Care Connections (PCC) is the telehealth network for South Carolina that offers telehealth support services to rural and underserved health care providers.
