Telehealth in the Post Pandemic Era
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https://doi.org/10.30953/tmt.v6.291Keywords:
equitable access, post-pandemic health delivery, RE-AIM, telehealthAbstract
As we look towards post-pandemic health delivery, the role of telehealth must be examined. We use the RE-AIM framework to discuss the challenges and successes of telehealth during the pandemic in the United States, and propose critical aspects to consider for optimizing telehealth care in the future.
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