The Electronic Health Record and Health IT to Decrease Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Care

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作者：
Rumball-Smith, Juliet [1 ]
Bates, David W. [2 ,3 ]
机构：
[1] Northland Dist Hlth Board, Hlth Intelligence & Translat Med, Whangarei, New Zealand
[2] Brigham & Womens Hosp, Dept Med, Div Gen Internal Med & Primary Care, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115 USA
[3] Harvard Univ, TH Chan Sch Publ Hlth, Dept Hlth Policy & Management, Boston, MA 02115 USA
来源：
JOURNAL OF HEALTH CARE FOR THE POOR AND UNDERSERVED | 2018年 / 29卷 / 01期
关键词：
Equity; disparities; adoption; quality of care; health IT; electronic health record; HOSPITALS; ETHNICITY; ADOPTION; QUALITY; RACE;
D O I：
10.1353/hpu.2018.0006
中图分类号：
R19 [保健组织与事业（卫生事业管理）];
学科分类号：
摘要：
The Electronic Health Record (EHR) now has high penetration in both ambulatory and hospital care. How can this technology be utilized to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health care quality? We suggest a three-step process. First, routinely obtain accurate, detailed, and complete race and ethnicity data. Second, use these data to identify and monitor inequities in care, and explore the contributing factors. The third and most important step, is to employ the power of the EHR and its associated digital tools for interventions to actively reduce the extent of these disparities.
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