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After DorShann Lewis, a Black working mother in Fishers had her baby late last year, she relied on virtual visits to see her doctor.
“It was much more convenient,” she says. “I didn’t have to deal with the mask and just the overall fear. And just having the flexibility to be at home and to know that I was safe at home with the kids.”
The COVID-19 pandemic has jump-started telemedicine — remote healthcare services that take place on a computer or phone.
But many Hoosiers who don’t have a computer, or who lack stable internet access at home, risk being left behind. And new research shows that Black communities are the most likely to lack complete access to telemedicine services.