2011 Winter

Use of Health Information Technology among Racial and Ethnic Underserved Communities

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2011 Winter
by Michael Christopher Gibbons, MD, MPH

Abstract

This article examines the potential role of health IT in addressing healthcare disparities among racial and ethnic minority populations. An overview of health IT utilization among healthcare providers notes certain characteristics that may disproportionately affect minority populations.
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Electronic health records
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Winter 2011 Introduction

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2011 Winter
Disparities in Healthcare among Minorities and the Use
of Health Information Technology

by David A. Dietz, MSW, MHSA; and Garth N. Graham, MD, MPH

As the computing power and capabilities of information technologies continue to grow and improve, so do opportunities to modernize the US healthcare system through application of these technologies—in order to foster the health and well being of individuals in underserved minority communities.
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