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Disparities in Health Care and the Digital Divide

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Saeed, Sy Atezaz, Masters, Ross MacRae·2021·Current Psychiatry Reports

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Purpose of review Disparities in health outcomes are a well documented and worrisome part of our health care system. These disparities persist in spite of, and are occasionally exacerbated by, new technologies that are intended to improve health care. This results in a "digital divide" in which populations that have poorer health outcomes continue to have poorer health outcomes despite technological improvements.Recent findings In many ways, the digitical divide is already shrinking via improved access to internet and technology/process improvements. For example, people with schizophrenia, PTSD, and bipolar disorder have had their care successfully augmented by new technology. However, problems persist- being impoverished, female, and black all correlate with decreased probability of completing a telehealth visit, and millions of americans have insufficient internet access to complete telehealth visits. We must continue to utilize new technology in health care to improve outcomes, but we must also be wary to ensure those outcomes are equitable across different populations.

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Authors: Saeed, S. A., & Masters, R. M.
Affiliations: East Carolina University (US)
Corresponding author: Saeed, Sy Atezaz
ORCID: Saeed, Sy Atezaz
Venue: Current Psychiatry Reports
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2021-07-23
Volume: 23
Issue: 9
Pages: 61-61
ISSN: 1523-3812 (ISSN-L)
1535-1645
DOI: 10.1007/s11920-021-01274-4
PMC: PMC8300069
OpenAlex: W3185220037
Cited by: 578
References: 22
Citations by year: 2026: 131 · 2025: 177 · 2024: 149 · 2023: 80 · 2022: 37 · 2021: 3
FWCI: 37.15
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
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Locations: Current Psychiatry Reports (publishedVersion)
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Topics: Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
Keywords: health care disparities, digital divide, telemedicine, internet access, health equity, schizophrenia, post-traumatic stress disorder, bipolar disorder, socioeconomic status, racial disparities, gender disparities, health technology
MeSH terms: Black or African American, Female, Humans, Telemedicine, Internet, Healthcare Disparities, Digital Divide

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