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And health leaders continue to bridge the digital divide among older adults, who have shown incredible growth and familiarity with telehealth during the pandemic, Jennifer Kent with market research firm Parks Associates said at the conference. “What’s even more incredible is that seniors are telling us they’ve had pretty positive experiences,” Kent added.

From the article "A Focus on Achieving Equity With Telehealth" by Teta Alim. 

A recent survey by market research firm Parks Associates shows that 60 percent of people age 65 and older consider themselves familiar with telehealth. Jennifer Kent, vice president of research at the firm, gave an overview of the findings during a session titled, “Lessons Learned While Expanding Access and Care to the Aging Population.”

“Over the past year we’ve seen incredible growth in familiarity and use. A third of seniors say they’re extremely familiar with telehealth, ...read more