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The Promises and Perils of Digital Strategies in Achieving Health Equity - Workshop Summary (Paperback)
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The Promises and Perils of Digital Strategies in Achieving Health Equity - Workshop Summary (Paperback)
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Health care is in the midst of a dramatic transformation in the
United States. Spurred by technological advances, economic
imperatives, and governmental policies, information technologies
are rapidly being applied to health care in an effort to improve
access, enhance quality, and decrease costs. At the same time, the
use of technologies by the consumers of health care is changing how
people interact with the health care system and with health
information. These changes in health care have the potential both
to exacerbate and to diminish the stark disparities in health and
well-being that exist among population groups in the United States.
If the benefits of technology flow disproportionately to those who
already enjoy better coverage, use, and outcomes than disadvantaged
groups, heath disparities could increase. But if technologies can
be developed and implemented in such a way to improve access and
enhance quality for the members of all groups, the ongoing
transformation of health care could reduce the gaps among groups
while improving health care for all. To explore the potential for
further insights into, and opportunities to address, disparities in
underserved populations the National Academies of Sciences,
Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop in October 2014. The
workshop focused on (1) how communities are using digital health
technologies to improve health outcomes for racial and ethnic
minority populations, (2) how community engagement can improve
access to high-quality health information for members of these
groups, and (3) on models of successful technology-based strategies
to reduce health disparities. This report summarizes the
presentations and discussions at the workshop. Table of Contents
Front Matter 1 Introduction of the Workshop 2 Technology and Health
Disparities 3 Engaging Providers and Racial/Ethnic Minority
Patients in Digital Strategies 4 Examples of Engaging Racial/Ethnic
Minority Communities in Digital Health Strategies 5 Policy and
Technology Perspectives 6 Synthesis of Workshop Messages References
Appendix A: Examples of eHealth Solutions Featured at the Workshop
Appendix B: Workshop Agenda Appendix C: Speaker Biographical
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