{"id":165039,"date":"2015-06-28T22:16:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-28T22:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.healthit.gov\/dashboard_library\/disparities-individuals-access-and-use-health-it-2013\/"},"modified":"2025-08-22T15:26:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T15:26:31","slug":"disparities-individuals-access-and-use-health-it-2013","status":"publish","type":"data-brief","link":"https:\/\/healthit.gov\/data\/data-briefs\/disparities-individuals-access-and-use-health-it-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Disparities in Individuals&#8217; Access and Use of Health IT in 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This brief presents national data from 2013, prior to implementation of Meaningful Use Stage 2 patient electronic access rules, changes to CLIA, and expansion of the Blue Button Initiative, regarding individuals&#8217; use of certain types of health IT. 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