Pre-pandemic geographic access to hospital-based telehealth for cancer care in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Little is known about US hospitals' capacity to ensure equitable provision of cancer care through telehealth.

Objective

To conduct a national analysis of hospitals' provision of telehealth and oncologic services prior to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, along with geographic and sociodemographic correlates of access.

Design, setting, and participants

Retrospective cross-sectional analysis with Geographic Information Systems mapping of 1) 2019 American Hospital Association (AHA) Annual Hospital Survey and IT Supplement, 2) 2013 Urban Influence Codes (UIC) from the United States Department of Agriculture, 3) 2018 Area Health Resources Files from the Health Services and Resources Administration (HRSA).

Interventions

Hospitals were categorized by telehealth and

SUBMITTER: Shalowitz DI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9888704 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature