Managed Healthcare Executive January 21, 2022
Many have claimed that technology will be the great equalizer in healthcare. While technology is objective and purely data-driven and without prejudice, there can still be inherent biases that hamper the ultimate goal of health equity.
Many have claimed that technology – from virtual care solutions to clinical decision support (CDS) systems – will be the great equalizer in healthcare.
These tools are viewed as an ideal solution for bridging the chasm that has prevented medically underserved communities – racial and ethnic minorities, those who live in rural and socioeconomically disadvantaged areas – from receiving the same quality of care as others. Yet, while technology is purportedly objective and purely data-driven and without prejudice, there can still be inherent biases...