Scanning the Headlines: Racial and Ethnic Disparities

                              

  Updated on January 24, 2013

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Disparities Research for Change: Finding Answers Intervention Research (FAIR) Database. Solving Disparities.com, accessed Jan. 4, 2013 at http://www.solvingdisparities.org/fair

Larger, R.  We are family: marketing to Hispanic Medicare patients is a community effort.  Marketing Health Services;32(1):16-21, Winter 2012.

Safford, M., and others.  Association of race and sex with risk of incident acute coronary heart disease events.  Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA).  308(17):1768-1774, Nov. 7, 2012.  http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1389611

Daviglus, M., and others.  Prevalence of major cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular disease among Hispanic/Latino individuals of diverse backgrounds in the United States.  Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA).  308(17):1775-1784, Nov. 7, 2012.  http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1389614

Krupa, C. Report spells out 6 steps to reduce health disparities.  amednews.com.  Sept. 3, 2012.  http://www.ama-assn.org/amednews/2012/09/03/prsb0903.htm

Improving Patient Safety Systems for Patients With Limited English Proficency.  A Guide for Hospitals.  Rockville, MD:  Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Sept. 2012.  http://www.ahrq.gov/populations/lepguide/

Birk, S.  All of us: embracing diversity in healthcare.  Healthcare Executive;27(4):30-32, 34-36, 38, July/Aug. 2012.

Oh, J.  AF4Q hospitals improve readmissions, language services and other quality measures.  Becker's Hospital Review.  July 31, 2012.  http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/quality/af4q-hospitals-improve-readmissions-language-services-and-other-quality-measures.html

Hobby, F.  Health care facing a disparities tsunami.  H&HN.  July 2, 2012.  http://www.hhnmag.com/hhnmag/HHNDaily/HHNDailyDisplay.dhtml?id=6490005454

Wilder, S., Szpytek, S., and Groeneweg, C.  Disaster preparedness refresher: frequent drills can help uncover any holes in emergency plans.  Provider;38(7):43-44, July 2012.

Cultivating Culturally Competent Organizations: Making the Transition for Health Equity.  Washington, DC:  Grant Makers Health.  June 18, 2012.  http://www.gih.org/files/FileDownloads/Issue_Focus_Culturally_Competent_Orgs_6-18-12.pdf

Elnashar, M., Abdelrahim, H., and Fetters, M.D.  Cultural competence springs up in the desert: the story of the Center for Cultural Competence in Health Care at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar.  Academic Medicine;87(6):759-766, June 2012. 

Peek, M.E., and others.  A study of national physician organizations’ efforts to reduce racial and ethnic health disparities in the United States.  Academic Medicine;87(6):694-700, June 2012. 

Diversity & Disparities: a Benchmark Study of U.S. Hospitals.  June 2012.  http://www.hpoe.org/resources-and-tools/resources/diversity_disparities_chartbook.pdf

Berenson, J., and others.  Achieving Better Quality of Care for Low-Income Populations:  The Roles of Health Insurance and the Medical Home in Reducig Health Inequities.  New York:  The Commonwealth Fund, May 16, 2012.  http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Publications/Issue-Briefs/2012/May/Achieving-Better-Quality-of-Care-for-Low-Income-Populations.aspx

Eliminating Health Care Disparities: Implementing the National Call to Action UsingLessons Learned.  Apr. 2012.  http://www.hpoe.org/hpoe/resources/eoc-eliminating-health-disparities.pdf

Weisman, J., and others.  Pay-for-performance programs to reduce racial/ethnic disparities.  Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved.  23(1):144-160, Feb. 2012.  http://www.rwjf.org/qualityequality/product.jsp?id=74012

Eliminating Health Care Disparities:  Implementing the National Call to Auction Using Lessons Learned.  Chicago:  American Hospital Association, Feb. 2012.  http://www.hpoe.org/hpoe/resources/eoc-eliminating-health-disparities.pdf

Chin, M., and others.  A roadmap and best practices for organizations to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health care.  Journal of General Internal Medicine.  27(8):992-1000, 2012.  http://www.springerlink.com/content/84vg96h755m221vt/?MUD=MP