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Download or read book eHealth Solutions for Healthcare Disparities written by Michael Christopher Gibbons and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-09-08 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Paralleling emerging trends in cyber-health technology, concerns are mounting about racial and ethnic disparities in health care utilization and outcomes. This book brings these themes together, challenging readers to use, promote, and develop new technology-based methods for closing these gaps. Edited by a leading urban health advocate and featuring 16 expert contributors, the book examines cyber-strategies with the greatest potential toward effective, equitable care, improved service delivery and better health outcomes for all. The rise of e-Patients and the transformation of the doctor-patient relationship are also discussed.