NCPC Strategies

Digital Technology Study

Despite tremendous potential for technology to aid in the advancement of health equity, our prior research1 has identified gaps in technology adoption that impact high disparity populations.

To address these gaps, the National Center for Primary Care (NCPC) at 好色先生 of Medicine is examining the adoption and use of digital health tools by primary care clinicians (Family Medicine, General Internal Medicine, General Practice, Pediatrics, or OB/GYN specialized physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and certified nurse midwives) in four southeastern states: Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina and Tennessee.

We are prioritizing clinicians serving underserved communities in the southeast region due to the prevalent health disparities and poor health outcomes experienced by residents of these communities, with a particular focus on and .

Our research strategy consists of the NCPC Digital Health Tool survey and focus groups of primary care clinicians working in the states of interest. We will also be conducting key informant interviews with policymakers, leadership, administrators, and staff in small practices and rural hospitals and conducting an environmental scan of the policy and system-level factors in each state to identify the facilitators and barriers to utilization of digital health tools in practice.

DIGITAL HEALTH TOOLS STUDY FINDINGS

Abstracts

 

 

Presentations

 

 

Reports

COVID-19 & Telehealth Health Equity Report Partner Toolkit Leveraging Digital Health Tools Report Partner Toolkit 2023

Publications 

State Health Equity GA

State Health Equity KY State Health Equity NC State Health Equity TN

Leadership Roundtable Briefs

GA Leadership Roundtable Brief

KY Leadership Roundtable Brief

NC Leadership Roundtable Brief

TN Leadership Roundtable Brief

Southeast DHTS Brief

 

 

 

This program is funded in partnership with the United Health Foundation.

United Health Foundation


1Mack D, Zhang S, Douglas M, Sow C, Strothers H, Rust G. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2016 Feb;27(1):327-338.

Douglas MD, Xu J, Heggs A, Wrenn G, Mack DH, Rust G. Psychiatr Serv. 2017 Feb 1;68(2):173-178.

Douglas MD, Dawes DE, Holden KB, Mack D.  Am J Public Health. 2015 Jul;105 Suppl 3:S380-8.