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Long commits to telehealth data and NYC Care map

New York City Council · Oct 28, 2026 · starts 0:56:15 · 1 min 11 sec

Long commits to sending telehealth data broken down per 100 primary care visits and to pulling a map of NYC Care distribution by geography. He says projections of where people lose care may require DOHMH but offers to liaise.

Dr. Ted Long

We'd love that.

Dr. Ted Long

So just to be concrete about it, I'm a very boring mechanical thinker.

Dr. Ted Long

So we're going to send you the telehealth data, breaking down for 100 primary care visits, how many are telehealth versus in-person, to help to calibrate about meeting people where they are.

Dr. Ted Long

And then we can pull together a map of NYC care distributed by geography.

Harvey D. Epstein

And then potential data where you think people might be losing care over the next six months where we might want to increase outreach and education.

Dr. Ted Long

Yeah, on that one, that may be more for the Department of Health.

Dr. Ted Long

But we're happy to coordinate, liaise, and ultimately just agree with what you said.

Dr. Ted Long

Wherever you are hearing concerns in your community, that's where we want to be.

Harvey D. Epstein

Yeah, if the Department of Health can help you, if you need us to reach out to them directly, I'm sure you have connections to the Department of Health as well.

Dr. Ted Long

Yes.

Dr. Ted Long

Sounds like a plan.

Mercedes Narcisse

But for now, we don't want to know where they are.

Mercedes Narcisse

No, you can send it to us.

Dr. Ted Long

Sounds good.

Mercedes Narcisse

I mean, it's...

Mercedes Narcisse

We know we're going to have issue in New York City and all over the country.