“COVID-19 has demonstrated the remarkable power of a crisis to propel health care transformation,” writes NACHC Chief Medical Officer Ron Yee in a recent op-ed. “With the rapid adoption of telehealth technology, there are a host of virtual options available in place of the traditional office visit for people confined in their homes. Applying technology to bridge gaps between patients and providers is an important advancement in healthcare equity. Almost half the nation’s network of community health centers, which today serve 30 million patients, had adopted telehealth before the pandemic struck.”
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