Digital access and healthcare
Poor health literacy and healthcare engagement in the U.S. population result in poor health and increased healthcare costs—a situation we can hardly afford to be in as we prepare to extend healthcare to unprecedented numbers in the face of a growing physician shortage. Digital access technology can be part of the solution.
 
Problem

Business and healthcare costs | Kaiser Family Foundation

Current evidence suggest the U.S. is headed toward an aggregate shortage of physicians | Association of American Medical Colleges

National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Health Literacy Interventions and Outcomes | Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Roadblocks

Access Denied: A Look at America’s Medically Disenfranchised | National Association of Community Health Centers, Inc. and The Robert Graham Center

Health at a Glance 2011: OECD Indicators, Section 1.9, Perceived health status | OECD iLibrary