The digital divide: Racial disparities in adoption and utilization of health information technology among patients with lymphoid cancers

Autor: Sikander Ailawadhi, Meghna Ailawadhi, Navnita Dutta, Ricardo D. Parrondo, Vivek Roy, Taimur Sher, Mizba Baksh, Ahsan Rasheed, Saurav Das, Andre J. Fernandez, Aneel Paulus, Asher A. Chanan‐Khan
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Cancer Medicine, Vol 12, Iss 18, Pp 19013-19020 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2045-7634
DOI: 10.1002/cam4.6454
Popis: Abstract Introduction Health information technology (HIT) has the potential to improve healthcare delivery and engagement. Studying racial‐ethnic disparities in HIT engagement will help understand and overcome challenges to healthcare utilization. Methods We undertook a patient‐reported survey among patients with lymphoid malignancies at two campuses of Mayo Clinic, Florida to explore HIT‐related disparities. Variables between Whites and non‐Whites, and non‐Whites from the two campuses were compared. Results The survey was completed by 1004 respondents, with 71% whites, 27% non‐Whites (race‐ethnicity not reported by 2%). Non‐Whites included 30% responders at the main campus and 64% at an inner‐city campus. Whites were significantly older and had higher education, while non‐Whites had lesser access to a computer. Only 51% of non‐Whites were registered to use electronic medical records (EMR) as compared to 72% Whites (p
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