Virginia Telehealth Network

Equity & Telehealth: Social Drivers of Health

 

 

  • Expanding and Integrating Care through Telehealth

    Expanding and Integrating Care through Telehealth

    By now you’ve heard the story about the healthcare provider whose world turned topsy-turvy during the pandemic, only to realize that employing telehealth into their practice could transport them into a world approaching normalcy.  Then, two years later they come to realize that telemedicine has so many advantages that they …

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  • Expanding access to broadband in the Commonwealth

    Expanding access to broadband in the Commonwealth

    While telehealth is an instrumental tool in expanding access to health care for underserved localities, demographics and others in need, it’s nearly impossible to conduct without access to broadband – for both providers and patients. And in today’s day and age, it is an essential need for quality living. That’s …

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  • The Tele-Charge of Health Brigade

    The Tele-Charge of Health Brigade

    How Virginia’s oldest free clinic transitioned to telehealth Richmond’s Health Brigade has a long history of meeting patients where they are. Created more than a half century ago in Richmond’s “Fan” district – a largely residential neighborhood that gave the community health clinic its first name – the former Fan …

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Equity in Your Practice

Tips and Resources:

There are six main categories of SDoH:

  • Access to healthcare
  • Education
  • Employment
  • Physical Environment
  • Social Support Networks
  • Socioeconomic

Read more on how telehealth can address the impacts of SDoH for patients experiencing them.

The first step in addressing SDoH is to build in actionable plan. Then, providers can adjust those efforts to reach patients both in-person or remotely. Learn how the clinical team at Rush defined a plan to address SDOH, understood the health needs of the patient and connected patients to community resources.

 

VTN Equity Infographic