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The Role of IT in Global Health Disparities and Human Rights

The Role of IT in Global Health Disparities and Human Rights

Josephine Kershaw
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 16
ISBN13: 9781605663562|ISBN10: 1605663565|EISBN13: 9781605663579
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-356-2.ch048
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Kershaw, Josephine. "The Role of IT in Global Health Disparities and Human Rights." Handbook of Research on Information Technology Management and Clinical Data Administration in Healthcare, edited by Ashish N. Dwivedi, IGI Global, 2009, pp. 782-797. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-356-2.ch048

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Kershaw, J. (2009). The Role of IT in Global Health Disparities and Human Rights. In A. Dwivedi (Ed.), Handbook of Research on Information Technology Management and Clinical Data Administration in Healthcare (pp. 782-797). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-356-2.ch048

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Kershaw, Josephine. "The Role of IT in Global Health Disparities and Human Rights." In Handbook of Research on Information Technology Management and Clinical Data Administration in Healthcare, edited by Ashish N. Dwivedi, 782-797. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2009. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-60566-356-2.ch048

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Abstract

In a global environment, a key challenge of health care and information technology (IT) management involves increasing the knowledge of human rights issues and addressing the health disparities that result when human rights are violated. This chapter aims to promote the awareness and protection of basic human rights as a 21st century imperative. Drawing upon the human rights conceptual framework, the chapter focuses on the following objectives: First, the chapter highlights direct and indirect linkages between health and human rights, with an introduction to the principles in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other health-related human rights documents. Second, the relevance of the globalization and the human rights framework for health care and IT management will be discussed. Third, the chapter presents initiatives in IT management solutions and policies with promising potential to enhance the health care and human rights situations of people around the world.

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