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Study Identifies Racial Differences in Doctors' Use of Health IT Tools
According to a study, white physicians in the U.S. are more likely than
minority physicians to communicate with patients electronically, but
minority doctors are more likely to use IT for preventive care
reminders. FierceHealthIT, Perspectives in Health Information Management.Read more
patient safety should trump all other values; corporate concerns about liability and intellectual property ownership may be valid but should not over-ride all other considerations;
transparency and a commitment to patient safety should govern vendor contracts;
institutions are duty-bound to provide ethics education to purchasers and users, and should commit publicly to standards of corporate conduct; and
vendors, system purchasers, and users should encourage and assist in each others’ efforts to adopt best practices.
