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| Initiative to identify and eliminate racial and ethnic disparities within UNC Health Care
(Archived Project) |
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| Investigator (PI): | Pathman, Donald E |
| Performing Organization (PO): |
(Current): University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research / (919) 966-5011 |
| Supporting Agency (SA): | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, School of Medicine |
| Initial Year: | 2007 |
| Final Year: | 2010 |
| Award Type: | Grant |
| Abstract: | Disparities in the health and health care of racial and ethnic minorities in the U.S. are well recognized and their causes are known to be many, but there are few tested models for reducing disparities, particularly for patients within a particular practice organization. This project aims to 1) use analyses of a wide variety of available health care system data to identify differences in access to care, use of health care services and care experiences for African American, Hispanic and non-Hispanic white patients of UNC Health Care; 2) use analysis of health system data and the methods of continuous quality improvement (CQI) to help clinical departments identify the causes for identified racial-ethnic disparities in care and design, implement and monitor interventions to reduce the disparities; and 3) to formally evaluate the usefulness of these approaches in identifying and reducing racial-ethnic disparities in care within UNC Health Care and to broadly disseminate the findings. |
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| Country: | United States |
| State: | North Carolina |
| Zip Code: | 27599 |
| UI: | 20102220 |
| Project Status: | Archived |