--- title: "Medical Record Data May Help Unlock Health Equity Gaps | Sutter Health" description: "A Pew Charitable Trusts podcast features Sutter's Kristen Azar and Dr. Stephanie Brown on how electronic health record data can help address health disparities." url: "https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/research-innovation/medical-record-data-potential-key-to-unlocking-health-equity-barriers" --- 1. [Home](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/) / 2. [Research & innovation](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/research-innovation) / 3. Medical Record Data Potential Key To Unlocking Health Equity Barriers # Medical Record Data Potential Key to Unlocking Health Equity Barriers A Pew Charitable Trusts podcast features Sutter's Kristen Azar and Dr. Stephanie Brown on how electronic health record data can help address health disparities. June 4, 2021 by Sutter Health ![Medical Record Data Potential Key to Unlocking Health Equity Barriers](https://edge.sitecorecloud.io/sutterhealt962c-sutterhealt8fce-production57cc-4860/media/Project/SutterHealth/Vitals/research-and-innovation/After-the-Fact-graphic-72d348f3.jpg?h=576&iar=0&w=1024 "Medical Record Data Potential Key to Unlocking Health Equity Barriers") [Vaccine disparities](https://www.cnn.com/2021/05/20/health/racial-disparities-covid-19-vaccinations/index.html) are some of the latest examples in the [COVID-19 care divide](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-27/glaring-covid-inequities-persist-even-as-u-s-pandemic-wanes). A [fear of unexpected out-of-pocket costs](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/01/upshot/covid-vaccine-hesitancy-cost.html)—even though the vaccine is free—has been suggested as one of the most recent driving factors. As more revelations about health inequity come to light, the importance of learning how to better provide care to communities of color grows. In the latest “[After the Fact](https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2021/06/04/race-and-research-the-gaps-in-health),” a podcast from Pew Charitable Trusts, clinical experts explain how using electronic health record information and data collection can address health disparities and translate to bedside care. The podcast features Kristen M.J. Azar, R.N., MSN/MPH, scientific medical director, and Stephanie Y. Brown, M.D., MPH, clinical lead, from Sutter Health’s Institute for Advancing Health Equity. ## Topics [Technology and Health](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/search?facets=%5B%7B%22i%22%3A%22c_healthTopics.name%22%2C%22v%22%3A%5B%22Technology+and+Health%22%5D%7D%5D&verticalKey=articles) ## Related articles ### [A Workplace Built on Purpose and Possibility](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/our-people/a-workplace-built-on-purpose-and-possibility) ### [When Communities Lead Healthcare](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/community-impact/when-communities-lead-healthcare) ### [Sutter Health Collaborates with OpenEvidence to Bring Evidence-Based, AI-Powered Insights into Physician Workflows](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/media-resources/press-releases/sutter-health-collaborates-with-openevidence-to-bring-evidence-based-ai-powered-insights-into) ### [Sutter Recognized for Using Technology to Improve Care](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/media-resources/press-releases/sutter-recognized-for-using-technology-to-improve-care) [See all from Research & innovation](https://vitals.sutterhealth.org/research-innovation) ## Check your Vitals Get the latest in health innovation, community impact and patient care from Sutter Health — delivered straight to your inbox. 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