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Using Technology to Reduce a Healthcare Disparity

Using Technology to Reduce a Healthcare Disparity

Nilmini Wickramasinghe
Copyright: © 2018 |Pages: 8
ISBN13: 9781522522553|ISBN10: 1522522557|EISBN13: 9781522522560
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2255-3.ch323
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Wickramasinghe, Nilmini. "Using Technology to Reduce a Healthcare Disparity." Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition, edited by Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A., IGI Global, 2018, pp. 3725-3732. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2255-3.ch323

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Wickramasinghe, N. (2018). Using Technology to Reduce a Healthcare Disparity. In M. Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A. (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition (pp. 3725-3732). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2255-3.ch323

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Wickramasinghe, Nilmini. "Using Technology to Reduce a Healthcare Disparity." In Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition, edited by Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A., 3725-3732. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2018. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2255-3.ch323

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Abstract

Superior healthcare delivery requires good communication. For people who have English as a second language this is particularly challenging. Given the advances in technology most especially with Web 2.0 and cloud computing, the following proffers a technology mediated solution to address communication barriers that results when delivering healthcare to non-English speakers or limited proficient english speaking patients. this solution serves to reduce healthcare disparities, satisfy Meaningful use requirements and provide superior healthcare delivery that is efficient, effective and efficacious.

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