Bathija Priya, Krupinski Elizabeth A, Rodriguez Jorge A, Sklar Tara
Nyoo Health, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Department of Radiology & Imaging Sciences, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Telemed Rep. 2023 Jun 27;4(1):166-173. doi: 10.1089/tmr.2023.0018. eCollection 2023.
COVID saw a significant increase in the use of virtual care, supporting its utility and its benefits. It also revealed that unfortunately there are limitations and gaps we still need to address, including inequitable access to digitally enabled health care tools.
On November 8, 2022, the Mass General Brigham held the Third Annual Virtual Care Symposium: Demystifying Clinical Appropriateness in Virtual Care and What's Ahead for Pay Parity. One panel addressed digital health equity and key points are summarized here.
Four experts discussed the key domains of digital equity and inclusion in the session titled "Achieving Digital Health Equity: Is it a One-Size-Fits-All Approach or Personalized Patient Experience?" These included lessons from strategies and tactics being used by hospitals and health systems to address digital equity issues; and opportunities to achieve digital health equity for specific populations (e.g., Medicaid).
Understanding the drivers of digital health disparities can help organizations and health care systems develop and test strategies to reduce them and improve access to quality health care through digitally enabled technologies and delivery channels.
新冠疫情期间虚拟医疗的使用显著增加，这证明了其效用和益处。同时也揭示出，不幸的是，我们仍需解决一些限制和差距，包括在获取数字化医疗工具方面存在的不公平现象。
2022年11月8日，麻省总医院布莱根医疗保健系统举办了第三届年度虚拟医疗研讨会：揭开虚拟医疗中临床适宜性的神秘面纱以及薪酬平等的未来走向。其中一个小组讨论了数字健康公平问题，要点总结如下。
四位专家在题为“实现数字健康公平：是采用一刀切的方法还是个性化的患者体验？”的会议中讨论了数字公平与包容的关键领域。这些领域包括医院和医疗保健系统为解决数字公平问题所采用的策略和战术中吸取的经验教训；以及为特定人群（如医疗补助计划参保者）实现数字健康公平的机会。
了解数字健康差距的驱动因素有助于各组织和医疗保健系统制定和测试相关策略，以减少这些差距，并通过数字化技术和服务渠道改善优质医疗服务的可及性。
