| Literature DB >> 34313774 |
Yohualli Balderas-Medina Anaya1,2, Giselle D Hernandez3, Stephanie A Hernandez2,4, David E Hayes-Bautista2,3.
Abstract
As we enter an era of health care that incorporates telehealth for routine provision of care, we can build a system that consciously and proactively includes vulnerable patients, thereby avoiding further exacerbation of health disparities. A practical way to reach out to Latino patients is to use media they already widely use. Rather than expect patients to adapt to suboptimal systems of telehealth care, we can improve telehealth for Latinos by using platforms already familiar to them and thereby refocus telehealth delivery systems to provide patient-centered care. Such care is responsive to patients' needs and preferences; for Latinos, this includes using digital devices that they actually own (ie, smartphones). Equity-centered telehealth is accessible for all, regardless of linguistic, literacy, and socioeconomic barriers.Entities:
Keywords: digital divide; health care disparities; health services accessibility; limited English proficiency; telemedicine; vulnerable populations
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Year: 2021 PMID: 34313774 PMCID: PMC8449624 DOI: 10.1093/jamia/ocab155
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Am Med Inform Assoc ISSN: 1067-5027 Impact factor: 7.942