Rumball-Smith Juliet, Bates David W
J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2018;29(1):58-62. doi: 10.1353/hpu.2018.0006.
The Electronic Health Record (EHR) now has high penetration in both ambulatory and hospital care. How can this technology be utilized to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health care quality? We suggest a three-step process. First, routinely obtain accurate, detailed, and complete race and ethnicity data. Second, use these data to identify and monitor inequities in care, and explore the contributing factors. The third and most important step, is to employ the power of the EHR and its associated digital tools for interventions to actively reduce the extent of these disparities.
电子健康记录（EHR）目前在门诊和医院护理中都有很高的普及率。如何利用这项技术来减少医疗保健质量方面的种族和民族差异？我们提出了一个三步流程。首先，常规获取准确、详细和完整的种族和民族数据。其次，利用这些数据来识别和监测护理中的不公平现象，并探究其促成因素。第三步也是最重要的一步，是利用电子健康记录及其相关数字工具的力量进行干预，以积极减少这些差异的程度。
