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Ben Kaplan, MPH, recently published a paper in the Annals of Family Medicine<\/em> titled \u201cAccess, Equity, and Neutral Space: Telehealth Beyond the Pandemic.\u201d\u00a0 In the essay, Kaplan describes what he calls his most formative experiences with telehealth: participating in UNC School of Medicine\u2019s new \u201ctele-hotspotting\u201d elective and providing virtual gender-affirming care through the student-run free clinic.\u00a0He examines the barriers involved in providing virtual care, while also highlighting the potential for telehealth as \u201ca crucial resource for some of our most marginalized patients long after this national state of emergency has resolved.\u201d<\/p>\n

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As Kaplan notes, the COVID-19 pandemic has underscored our healthcare system\u2019s vast racial, financial, \u00a0and other socioeconomic disparities in access to care. Telehealth has allowed many physicians to connect with patients who previously struggled to access consistent primary care.\u00a0Despite the opportunities telehealth presents for providing care in a time when in-person visits may not be feasible, virtual care is not without its challenges.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is important to acknowledge telehealth’s clinical limitations,\u201d Kaplan says, \u201cas well as challenges like inconsistent availability of broadband internet and a lack of standardized reimbursement procedures for telehealth visits.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, Kaplan remains optimistic about the potential for telehealth to expand primary care offerings and health equity beyond the pandemic. \u201cIf we are intentional about engaging these challenges while centering health equity, telehealth may continue to be a valuable tool for expanding access to health care in the coming years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kaplan is a fourth-year medical student at UNC. Following his residency training, he intends to practice full-spectrum family medicine as part of an interdisciplinary health care team.<\/p>\n

You can read his full essay here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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