Racism and electronic health records (EHRs): perspectives for research and practice.

Srinivas Emani; Jorge A Rodriguez; David W. Bates

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Racism and electronic health records (EHRs): perspectives for research and practice.

April 12, 2023

Emani S, Rodriguez JA, Bates DW. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2023;30(5):995-999.

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Electronic health records (EHR) are essential for recording patients' clinical data but may also perpetuate stigma, particularly for people of color. This article describes how the EHR can perpetuate individual, organizational, and structural racism and ways organizations, researchers, practitioners, and vendors can address racism.

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