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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedRoberts ET, Mehrotra A
Assessment of disparities in digital access among Medicare beneficiaries and implications for telemedicine.
In this study, the investigators examined disparities in digital access (ie, access at home to technology that enables video telemedicine visits) among Medicare beneficiaries by socioeconomic and demographic characteristics. The investigators concluded that the proportion of beneficiaries who lacked digital access was higher among those with low socioeconomic status, those 85 years or older, and in communities of color.
AHRQ-funded; HS026727.
Citation: Roberts ET, Mehrotra A .
Assessment of disparities in digital access among Medicare beneficiaries and implications for telemedicine.
JAMA Intern Med 2020 Oct;180(10):1386-89. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2020.2666..
Keywords: Elderly, Medicare, Telehealth, Health Information Technology (HIT), Disparities, Access to Care, Social Determinants of Health, Low-Income, Racial and Ethnic Minorities
Harrison KL, Adrion ER, Ritchie CS
Low completion and disparities in advance care planning activities among older Medicare beneficiaries.
The researchers investigated the strength and magnitude of the relationship between sociodemographic and health characteristics of older adults and engagement in advance care planning (ACP)using logistic regression analysis and predicted probabilities. Their findings suggest that, in 2012, more than a quarter of older Medicare beneficiaries had not engaged in ACP. Those who were Latino, African American, poorly educated, or low income were at highest risk.
AHRQ-funded; HS000053.
Citation: Harrison KL, Adrion ER, Ritchie CS .
Low completion and disparities in advance care planning activities among older Medicare beneficiaries.
JAMA Intern Med 2016 Oct 31;176(12):1872-75. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2016.6751.
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Keywords: Elderly, Medicare, Disparities, Social Determinants of Health