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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.
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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...
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An ad hoc committee will plan and conduct a one-day public workshop focusing on how communities are using digital health technologies to reduce health disparities and improve health outcomes and the potential of these new digital strategies to improve access to high quality health information for members of racial and ethnic minority groups. The focus will be on community approaches to developing and using digital health tools to promote positive health outcomes for racial and ethnic minority populations. The committee will plan and organize the workshop, select and invite speakers, and moderate the discussions. An individually-authored summary of the presentations and discussions at the workshop will be prepared by a designated rapporteur in accordance with institutional guidelines.
Collaborators
Sponsors
Department of Health and Human Services
Private: For Profit
Private: Non Profit
Staff
Karen Anderson
Lead
Major units and sub-units
Institute of Medicine
Lead
Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice
Lead