Role of Health Information Technology in Addressing Health Disparities: Patient, Clinician, and System Perspectives.

ABSTRACT: Over the last decade, health information technology (IT) has dramatically transformed medical practice in the United States. On May 11-12, 2017, the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, in partnership with the National Science Foundation and the National Health IT Collaborative for the Underserved, convened a scientific workshop, "Addressing Health Disparities with Health Information Technology," with the goal of ensuring that future research guides potential health IT initiatives to address the needs of health disparities populations. The workshop examined patient, clinician, and system perspectives on the potential role of health IT in addressing health disparities. Attendees were asked to identify and discuss various health IT challenges that confront underserve

SUBMITTER: Zhang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6589829 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature