Private-sector innovations in digital health are critical to delivering high-quality health care. However, many promising health information technology (HIT) solutions are not adopted and used by Medicaid patients and other vulnerable populations or implemented in the care settings where a high proportion of these patients receive care. Without action this “digital divide” will only widen.
How to Narrow the Digital Divide in U.S. Health Care
Six ways academia and industry can work together to build a more equitable system.
May 06, 2021
Summary.
All too often advances in digital health tools don’t benefit disadvantaged populations. One reason is new ventures and their backers make assumptions about this market that aren’t true. By partnering with academic institutions that are focused on helping indigent patients, digital health companies can develop products that profitably serve all market segments and help make health care more equitable. This article offers six lessons gleaned from an incubator at the University of California, San Francisco.
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