Pre-Pandemic Geographic Access to Hospital-Based Telehealth for Cancer Care in the United States

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Explores the availability of telehealth and oncology services across geographic and sociodemographic domains before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Utilizes 2019 and 2020 data sources to examine hospital characteristics by telehealth and oncology services, with information on hospital ownership, number of hospital beds, Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) status, presence of Rural Health Clinic (RHC) co-located at hospital, and more. Includes availability of telehealth, oncology, and hospital services broken down by county; HPSA status; income, average age, and race/ethnicity of residents; ratio of population to primary care physicians; rural noncore, rural micropolitan, or urban status; and more.

David I. Shalowitz, Peiyin Hung, Whitney E. Zahnd, Jan Eberth

PLoS One, 18(1)

01/2023

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Access · Cancer · County-by-county data · Health workforce supply and demand · Rural-urban differences · Social determinants of health · Specialty care · Telehealth