Digital Health Implementation Among Older Adults: Health Technology Navigator's Perspectives

Despite the increase in utilization of digital tools in health care, there are widening inequities in access to digital technology, referred to as the digital divide, that particularly affect patients who are linguistically diverse and experience socioeconomic barriers.1,2 Safety-net health systems, which consist of public hospitals, federally qualified health centers, and publicly funded community-based health care entities, deliver a significant level of health care services to these populations in addition to those who are low-income, uninsured, receiving Medicaid, from minority racial and ethnic groups, and limited English proficient (LEP) who are historically and contemporarily at risk for health disparities.