Increasing equitable access to telehealth oncology care in the COVID‐19 National Emergency: Creation of a telehealth task force

Telehealth (TH) utilization in cancer care prior to COVID‐19 was variable. Research highlights disparities in access determined by socioeconomic factors including education, income, race, and age. In response to COVID‐19 and these disparities, we assessed the impact of a personalized digital support structure, the Telehealth Task Force (TTF), to reduce disparities in TH.

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