Structural racism in health tech

<p>"We focus on ensuring our solution works equally well for English speakers with any accent. We regularly hear from doctors how much of a difference this makes in their ability to deliver high-quality patient care. It’s our hope that more health tech vendors will take a good look at what they’ve chosen to prioritize and how that may contribute to inequities within the system. The factors which inspired the American Medical Association to recognize racism as a public health threat demand that we all play our role in the multi-faceted structures that contribute to delivering equitable health care to all Americans."</p> <p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/komatthew/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Matthew Ko</a> is co-founder and COO, <a href="https://www.deepscribe.ai/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">DeepScribe Inc.</a>, and can be reached on <a href= "https://www.facebook.com/DeepScribeAI" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Facebook</a> and Twitter <a href= "https://twitter.com/DeepScribeAI" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">@DeepScribeAI</a>.</p> <p>He shares his story and discusses his KevinMD article, "<a href= "https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2021/06/examining-structural-racism-in-health-tech.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Examining structural racism in health tech</a>." (<a href= "https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2021/06/examining-structural-racism-in-health-tech.html">https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2021/06/examining-structural-racism-in-health-tech.html</a>)</p>