Tracy shared an article, "What’s Quality Without Equality? Using Data on Patient Race, Ethnicity and Language Preferences to Improve Care," a Robert Woods Johnson study.
A quote from the article is noted below.
"It is a fact of health care in the United States that patients of specific racial and ethnic groups consistently receive worse health care than white patients, regardless of where they live, their level of income or their health insurance coverage. As a result, with few exceptions, racial and ethnic minorities experience higher rates of illness and death than non-minorities. Additionally, doctors and hospitals are often unaware that these disparities exist. Many believe that if they strive to give equal care to everyone, they succeed." The study tracked the care provided by patient race, ethnicity, and language preferences. It is interesting that the study did not use gender. Anyway, the results of the survey allows healthcare providers to intervene to address any inequalities of care.
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