Quality improvement efforts under health reform: How to ensure that they help reduce disparities-not increase them

Health Affairs

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1837-1843

  Weinick, Robin M ^a   Hasnain Wynia, Romana ^b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICARE; MEDICINE; MINORITY GROUP; PATIENT CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY CONTROL; REIMBURSEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856018766     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0617     Document Type: Article

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