Minneapolis-based Hennepin Healthcare's digital literacy program, Digital Equity Xpert, has enrolled 800 participants.
The program is designed to help improve patients' digital literacy so that they can better understand their records. The program first began in March 2022, according to a Feb. 2 Hennepin news release.
"Digital literacy to improve the health and wellbeing of our communities is a priority within our healthcare system. Just getting to that place often identifies inequities like lack of device access, or poor broadband or cellular connectivity," Ryan Jelinek, DO, medical director for telehealth and patient access at Hennepin Healthcare, said in the release. "Regardless of access to technology, there may be limited digital literacy that impedes a patient's ability to use these tools. Our goal is to have patients feel comfortable in accessing the resources they need and feel included in their care."