Pre-pandemic geographic access to hospital-based telehealth for cancer care in the United States.
David I ShalowitzPeiyin HungWhitney E ZahndJan EberthPublished in: PloS one (2023)
Hospital-based cancer care and telehealth are widely available across the US; however, 8.4% of patients are at risk for geographic barriers to cancer care. Advocacy for adoption of telehealth is critical to ensuring equitable access to high-quality cancer care, ultimately reducing place-based outcomes disparities. Detailed, prospective, data collection on telehealth utilization for cancer care is also needed to ensure improvement in geographic access inequities.