TechQuity is an imperative for health and technology business: Let s work together to achieve it #MMPMID34157112
Clark CR; Akdas Y; Wilkins CH; Rhee K; Johnson KB; Bates DW; Dankwa-Mullan I
J Am Med Inform Assoc 2021[Aug]; 28 (9): 2013-2016 PMID34157112show ga
Open discussions of social justice and health inequities may be an uncommon focus within information technology science, business, and health care delivery partnerships. However, the COVID-19 pandemic-which disproportionately affected Black, indigenous, and people of color-has reinforced the need to examine and define roles that technology partners should play to lead anti-racism efforts through our work. In our perspective piece, we describe the imperative to prioritize TechQuity-equity and social justice as a technology business strategy-through collaborating in partnerships that focus on eliminating racial and social inequities.