The Association of Broadband Internet Access and Telemedicine Utilization in rural Western Tennessee: an observational study

• Main Authors: Jacob K. Quinton (Author), Michael K. Ong (Author), Sitaram Vangala (Author), Anna Tetleton-Burns (Author), Ashley Webb (Author), Catherine Sarkisian (Author), Alejandra Casillas (Author), Preeti Kakani (Author), Maria Han (Author), Claude J. Pirtle (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Broadband access has been highlighted as a national policy priority to improve access to care in rural communities. Objective To determine whether broadband internet availability was associated with telemedicine adoption among a rural patient population in western Tennessee. Meth...