Becker's Healthcare June 5, 2020
ONC’s final interoperability rules aim to increase innovation and investments in patient-facing tools such as portals and mobile health apps, but the industry must address inequities associated with these tools to ensure they benefit all patients, according to a recent viewpoint article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Article co-authors Jorge Rodriguez, MD, Cheryl Clark, MD, and David Bates, MD, all physicians at Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital physicians, explained that digital health inequities in technology access, digital health literacy and user interface design must be addressed for ONC’s rules to transform patient care.
The authors note that broadband and device access must be improved, as an estimated 21 million people in the U.S., primarily...
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