Telehealth and Digital Tools Equity Assessment

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Telehealth and Digital Tools Equity Assessment

Developed in February 2022

Under-resourced organizations, such as health centers, that adopt telehealth platforms or other patient-facing digital tools rapidly, but not comprehensively, have the potential to increase safety vulnerabilities and decrease access for the most marginalized patients.

This brief assessment, which can be downloaded in the Documents to Download section below, contains questions that health centers can ask potential vendors to ensure their tools support equitable access and address the needs of the health center's population.

Documents to download

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