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 health care access. Two recently published articles in The Journal present important reminders of the ways in which health care systems may unwittingly create, or worsen, health disparities when structural barriers prevent some patients and families from accessing interventions that aim to improve health care access. In a retrospective analysis of telemedicine access across a large tertiary pediatric hospital system, George et  al found the emergence of new disparities in access when telemedicine delivery shifted from a clinic-based model to a home-based model during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
Source: The Journal of Pediatrics - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tags: Editorials Source Type: research