Becker's Healthcare July 22, 2019
Though digital health companies make astounding promises about their apps’ and products’ abilities to improve outcomes across the board, in reality, they often help only the most privileged patients.
In a recent op-ed for TechCrunch, Sarah Lisker, a program manager at the University of California San Francisco’s Center for Vulnerable Populations, described how health tech companies’ promises have gone largely unmet for anyone besides the “worried well” — that is, those who are already relatively healthy and engaged with the health system.
“If we’re designing health apps for those who already have access to healthcare, nutritious food, clean air to breathe and stable housing, we’re missing the point,” Ms. Lisker wrote. She explained that...
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