By Andis Robeznieks – American Medical Association –
It is critically important to make health IT accessible for all and to achieve equitable adoption among aging patients, people with hearing and eyesight impairment, as well as those who live in communities underserved by a lack of high-speed broadband access.
“Access to telehealth services can be a lifeline to patients across the country and facilitates unprecedented expansion in access to crucial health care services,” notes an AMA Board of Trustees report whose recommendations were adopted at the 2024 AMA Interim Meeting in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.