Telehealth: A bridge divided? Bridging the digital divide for equitable healthcare access

Abstract

Telehealth, which is the use of telecommunications technology in health care delivery according to the Health Resources and Services Administration, is also a subset of e-health. Telehealth, which provides medical assistance to remote patients, is performed through a variety of different actions and services which include interactions between patients and healthcare providers happening through the phone, e-mails, video calls, the web, remote devices, as well as short message services (SMS).