Benefits and outcomes of implementing virtual health clinics in remote and underserved areas: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Access to quality healthcare is often limited in rural and underserved areas, leading to higher rates of preventable diseases, avoidable hospitalizations, and mortality. Virtual health clinics, utilizing telehealth and telemedicine technologies, offer a promising solution to bridge these gaps. This scoping review aimed to systematically identify and analyze the benefits, outcomes, and service range of virtual clinics in remote and underserved settings.

Methods

This scoping review was conducted following Arksey and O'Malley's six-stage framework. Relevant literature was searched in PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Google, and Google Scholar. Data were extracted using a standardized charting form and thematically analyzed using Braun and Clarke's method with MAXQDA s

SUBMITTER: Poudineh Moghadam M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12826858 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature