Population and Public Health

Remote patient monitoring linked to the EHR helps researchers reveal important discoveries about the differences in recovery between women of both races.

As he focuses on shoring up data-sharing resiliency and ensuring that new IT initiatives bake in SDOH as a "fundamental design criterion," the new national coordinator also reminded people about an important April 5 start date.

What still seems to be missing from the criteria is any assessment of the evidence of how well a product works and to what extent, says Prof Sam Shah, chief medical strategy officer, Numan.

The American Medical Association, the American Nurses Association and the American Pharmacists Association have raised concerns about limited race and ethnicity data connected with vaccine administration.

In an era of more seamless information-sharing, decision-makers have a renewed chance to address health inequities.

"If we don't learn from COVID how telehealth can help save lives, then we're in trouble," said Becerra during a Senate confirmation hearing this week.  

Experts at the WEDI conference outlined steps for institutions and clinical teams to take toward bringing equity to patient-facing tools.