Responding to rural health disparities in the United States
The paper focuses on the need to address territorial inequalities in American healthcare services. It shows how much the situation has become critical in the United States. It discusses to what extent telemedicine is a sustainable option to reduce the negative consequences of the economic, professio...
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| description | The paper focuses on the need to address territorial inequalities in American healthcare services. It shows how much the situation has become critical in the United States. It discusses to what extent telemedicine is a sustainable option to reduce the negative consequences of the economic, professional and physical barriers to care in rural areas. As far as healthcare is concerned, rural and urban environments in the United States do not have to face the same barriers and challenges. The article first details what specific health issues have to be dealt with in rural areas. The case of emergency care in Vermont is then developed to illustrate what could be the benefits of using ICTs to improve access to care. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-62f264d36b164054aed7f9bda5ae772e2025-01-30T11:00:20ZengNetcom AssociationNetcom0987-60142431-210X2011-12-012527329010.4000/netcom.132Responding to rural health disparities in the United StatesIan JonesDavid López-CarrPamela DalalThe paper focuses on the need to address territorial inequalities in American healthcare services. It shows how much the situation has become critical in the United States. It discusses to what extent telemedicine is a sustainable option to reduce the negative consequences of the economic, professional and physical barriers to care in rural areas. As far as healthcare is concerned, rural and urban environments in the United States do not have to face the same barriers and challenges. The article first details what specific health issues have to be dealt with in rural areas. The case of emergency care in Vermont is then developed to illustrate what could be the benefits of using ICTs to improve access to care.https://journals.openedition.org/netcom/132telemedicinerural developmentspatial disparity and inequalitytrauma systems |
| spellingShingle | Ian Jones David López-Carr Pamela Dalal Responding to rural health disparities in the United States Netcom telemedicine rural development spatial disparity and inequality trauma systems |
| title | Responding to rural health disparities in the United States |
| title_full | Responding to rural health disparities in the United States |
| title_fullStr | Responding to rural health disparities in the United States |
| title_full_unstemmed | Responding to rural health disparities in the United States |
| title_short | Responding to rural health disparities in the United States |
| title_sort | responding to rural health disparities in the united states |
| topic | telemedicine rural development spatial disparity and inequality trauma systems |
| url | https://journals.openedition.org/netcom/132 |
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