Access and Inequities: Differential Effects of Digital Access By Race, Ethnicity and Language

Structural inequity, shaped by longstanding systemic racism, remains a powerful force in propagating racial, ethnic, and language-based disparities in healthcare access. Two recently published articles in The Journal of Pediatrics present important reminders of the ways in which healthcare systems may unwittingly create, or worsen, health disparities when structural barriers prevent some patients and families from accessing interventions that aim to improve healthcare access. In a retrospective analysis of telemedicine access across a large tertiary pediatric hospital system, George et al.
Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tags: Editorials Source Type: research