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See Latest ArticlesGas crisis fuels telehealth
Government Health IT, 10/08/08
Hayes HB - Higher gasoline costs are spurring hospitals, workers and patients to take a closer look at telehealth services. Medical providers are feeling the pinch as fuel costs increase expenses across the board. Home health care workers are especially hard hit. A recent survey by the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging found that about half of home health care workers are already cutting back on visits to patients, and 90 percent said they’ll cut back next year. According to anecdotal evidence, patients are postponing visits to specialists at distant locations.
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