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The adoption of digital solutions in health care has steadily increased in recent years in an effort to ensure uninterrupted and safe patient care amid the COVID-19 pandemic. While the shift has fostered greater adoption of digital solutions and advancements in care, it has also further highlighted social determinants and inequities that factor into the digital divide. Dr. Shruti Singal of First Choice Health and Andrew Tomlinson of the American Health Information Management Association join us to discuss the digital divide – specifically, its root causes, who is most affected and how stakeholders, including health plans and health care providers, are working to bridge it.
The adoption of digital solutions in health care has steadily increased in recent years in an effort to ensure uninterrupted and safe patient care amid the COVID-19 pandemic. While the shift has fostered greater adoption of digital solutions and advancements in care, it has also further highlighted social determinants and inequities that factor into the digital divide. Dr. Shruti Singal of First Choice Health and Andrew Tomlinson of the American Health Information Management Association join us to discuss the digital divide – specifically, its root causes, who is most affected and how stakeholders, including health plans and health care providers, are working to bridge it.