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

Emani S, Rodriguez JA, Bates DW. Racism and electronic health records (EHRs): perspectives for research and practice. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2023;30(5):995-999. doi:10.1093/jamia/ocad023.

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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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Emani S, Rodriguez JA, Bates DW. Racism and electronic health records (EHRs): perspectives for research and practice. J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2023;30(5):995-999. doi:10.1093/jamia/ocad023.