A framework for digital health equity

Safiya Richardson; Katharine Lawrence; Antoinette M. Schoenthaler; Devin Mann

doi:10.1038/s41746-022-00663-0

A framework for digital health equity

Safiya Richardson
, Katharine Lawrence
, Antoinette M. Schoenthaler
, Devin Mann

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Abstract

We present a comprehensive Framework for Digital Health Equity, detailing key digital determinants of health (DDoH), to support the work of digital health tool creators in industry, health systems operations, and academia. The rapid digitization of healthcare may widen health disparities if solutions are not developed with these determinants in mind. Our framework builds on the leading health disparities framework, incorporating a digital environment domain. We examine DDoHs at the individual, interpersonal, community, and societal levels, discuss the importance of a root cause, multi-level approach, and offer a pragmatic case study that applies our framework.

Original language	English
Article number	119
Journal	npj Digital Medicine
Volume	5
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41746-022-00663-0
State	Published - Dec 2022
Externally published	Yes

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