Patient-physician Messaging By Race, Ethnicity, Insurance Type, And Preferred Language

JAMA Network

About The Study: In this cross-sectional study of primary care patients in a single health system, there were significant disparities in the responsiveness of primary care teams to asynchronous patient-portal messages by race and ethnicity, insurance type, and language. These were partially attributable to slower response times at practices that treat underserved patients.

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