Patient Engagement March 26, 2024
Sara Heath

Patients are using digital maternal health tools to manage care, but racial/ethnic minorities are more likely to point out cultural competence issues.

Digital maternal health tools could be a key piece of the nation’s overall maternal health improvement plan, but the industry is currently staring down serious usability and cultural competence pitfalls that could stymie their effectiveness, according to the latest from Deloitte.

The report from the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions detailed survey responses from 2,000 people who were pregnant in the previous two years and showed that digital tools do have some promise in solving the nation’s stark maternal health problems.

“While not a silver bullet, digitally enabled care and tools could help increase access to and utilization...

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