Journal of general internal medicine
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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with incident cognitive impairment (ICI) and disproportionately affects older adults and Black persons. ⋯ NIGMS.
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Black people are more likely to have hypertension and report lower quality of care than White people. Patient-provider race concordance could improve perceived quality of care, potentially lessening disparities. ⋯ Older Black patients perceived greater quality of care if their providers were also Black.
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The aim of this study was to assess changes in the accessibility and utilization of electronic health record patient portals in recent years, focusing on whether these changes occurred equitably across different racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups. ⋯ An increased reliance on digital healthcare technologies has increased patient portal accessibility and utilization; however, increases have not been equitable across all demographic groups with many disparities persisting or worsening.