Missed policy opportunities to advance health equity by recording demographic data in electronic health records

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 105, Issue , 2015, Pages S380-S388

  Douglas, Megan Daugherty ^a   Dawes, Daniel E ^a   Holden, Kisha B ^a   Mack, Dominic ^a  

^a MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MEANINGFUL USE CRITERIA; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

DATA COLLECTION; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MEANINGFUL USE; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 84937410974     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302384     Document Type: Article

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