healthcare accessibility

Healthcare provider examining a patient while their caregiver stands nearby watching
By  Ian Miller 02:53 pm January 22, 2024
Children and young people throughout the United States continue to face some of the biggest hurdles to receiving timely and appropriate healthcare. As incidence rates of mental health and complex medical conditions rise, the majority of treatment-seeking children face strained health systems, limited affordable treatment options and care that is not personalized to their unique social, cultural...
Doctor doing telehealth while looking at x-ray scans
By  Nathan Eddy 10:06 am August 19, 2021
Telehealth technologies have the potential to improve access to healthcare for people experiencing homelessness (PEH), according to researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina. This group regularly encounters barriers to healthcare, which in turn increases vulnerability to illness, hospitalization and death. Survey results, published in Telemedicine and e-Health, indicate telehealth...