The enactment of the 21st Century Cures Act and the pandemic-related emergence of telehealth have made digital tools a central part of care. These changes have made digital disparities evident and prompted a need to develop a digitally inclusive healthcare system. Academic medical centers (AMCs) across the country have become leaders in developing digital health equity strategies to drive care. As part of the AAMC initiatives to improve healthcare access, collaborate with communities, and advance health equity, the AAMC interviewed 11 AMCs about their current and future strategies focused on digital health equity. This presentation will provide a summary of interviews focusing on the following areas: establishing digital health equity Leadership, strategy, and advocacy, assessing, and addressing digital needs, and adapting the design and implementation of digital tools.
Digital Health Equity: Current Practices and Approaches of Academic Medical Centers
October
17,
2023
Event Description
Learning Objectives
- Attendees will determine the key components of digital health equity leadership, strategy, and advocacy.
- Attendees will be able to identify emerging best practices in assessing and addressing digital needs in the clinical setting.
- Attendees will be able to describe opportunities to adapt the design and implementation of digital tools for digital health equity
Presenters:
Jorge A. Rodriguez, MD
Instructor of Medicine – Brigham and Women’s Hospital & AAMC Digital Health Equity Consultant
Sarah Hampton King
Program Manager, Population Health at Creighton University
