Health Populi June 5, 2020
Jane Sarasohn-Kahn

The 21st Century Cures Act emphasizes patients’ control of personal health information. ONC rules issues in March 2020 called for more patient-facing health tools and apps to bolster health consumer engagement and empowerment.

But the emergence of the coronavirus in the U.S. revealed many weakness in the American health care system, one of which has been health inequities faced by millions of people — especially black Americans, who have sustained higher rates morbidity and mortality for COVID-19.

There have also been digital health divides found in the COVID-19 pandemic, discussed in a timely essay in JAMA, Digital Health Equity as a Necessity int he 21st Century Cures Act Era.

Three physicians from Brigham and Women’s Hospital, part...

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Topics: ASTP/ONC, Cures Act, Digital Health, Equity/SDOH, Govt Agencies, Health IT, Healthcare System, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Public Health / COVID, Technology
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