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Centering Health Equity in Telemedicine.
Lyles, Courtney R; Sharma, Anjana E; Fields, Jessica D; Getachew, Yaphet; Sarkar, Urmimala; Zephyrin, Laurie.
  • Lyles CR; UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California Courtney.Lyles@ucsf.edu.
  • Sharma AE; Division of General Internal Medicine, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
  • Fields JD; Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
  • Getachew Y; UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California.
  • Sarkar U; Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
  • Zephyrin L; UCSF Center for Vulnerable Populations, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, California.
Ann Fam Med ; 20(4): 362-367, 2022.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1962968
ABSTRACT
In the wake of the racial injustices laid bare in 2020, on top of centuries of systemic racism, it is clear we need actionable strategies to fundamentally restructure health care systems to achieve racial/ethnic health equity. This paper outlines the pillars of a health equity framework from the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, overlaying a concrete example of telemedicine equity. Telemedicine is a particularly relevant and important topic, given the growing evidence of disparities in uptake by racial/ethnic, linguistic, and socioeconomic groups in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the new standard of care that telemedicine represents post-pandemic. We present approaches for telemedicine equity across the domains of (1) strategic priorities of a health care organization, (2) structures and processes to advance equity, (3) strategies to address multiple determinants of health, (4) elimination of institutional racism and oppression, and (5) meaningful partnerships with patients and communities.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Telemedicine / Health Equity / Racism / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English Journal: Ann Fam Med Journal subject: Family Practice Year: 2022 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Telemedicine / Health Equity / Racism / COVID-19 Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: North America Language: English Journal: Ann Fam Med Journal subject: Family Practice Year: 2022 Document Type: Article