Equitable-access and digital-inclusion themes are minimally represented in HI/HIM AI policies¶

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Evidence · 1 study · associational r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2026 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person · recheck by 2031: baselines and conditions change

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Mentions of inclusion (n = 9), accessibility (n = 9), accommodations (n = 4), and equitable access (n = 2) were few, indicating a limited focus on digital inclusion. → Eldredge C 2026

Evidence¶

Eldredge C 2026¶

Eldredge C, Dolezel D, Jones J, Vooppala N, Bronsburg SE. (2026). Institutional approaches to artificial intelligence policy and guidance in health informatics and information management education: emerging trends and inconsistencies. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. https://doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocag150

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Keyword frequency analysis of the 40 policy documents for the equitable-access category; the article concludes these counts "indicat[e] a limited focus on digital inclusion." No effect size is applicable to these descriptive frequencies.

"There were fewer frequent mentions of inclusion (n = 9), accessibility (n = 9), devices (n = 5), accommodations (n = 4), and equitable access (n = 2)."

Discussion¶

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