Telemedicine Services During COVID‐19: Considerations for Medically Underserved Populations

The recent outbreak of the novel Coronavirus (COVID- 19) has swept across the United States and is present in every US state and every major metropolitan area. As national, state, and local governments have begun implementing policies aimed at preventing the transmission and spread of COVID-19, changes in health care delivery have inevitably emerged. During this extraordinary time, health care systems and providers are seeking alternative delivery methods to ensure their patients’ needs are met. Among the many approaches to continue providing needed care in the wake of physical distancing, telemedicine, defined as the use of technology to deliver clinical care remotely, remains a promising yet underutilized method. The purpose of this commentary is to explore the use of telemedicine in reaching underserved patients.