R acial and ethnic disparities in health care pervade the American health care system.
Several reviews of the scientific literature document the existence of racial and ethnic …

health care system: safety, effectiveness, patient-centeredness, timeliness, efficiency, and
equity (IOM, 2001). Equity, as defined by the IOM, is the delivery of health services of equal …

The annual National Healthcare Quality and Disparities Reports document widespread and
persistent racial and ethnic disparities. These disparities result from complex interactions …

Abstract The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality submitted the first annual
National Healthcare Disparities Report to Congress in December, 2003. This first report will …

Racial and ethnic disparities in health care are well documented and can be discussed in 3
broad categories: health system factors, pa-tient-level factors, and patient/provider …

This first report clearly demonstrates that racial, ethnic and socioeconomic disparities are
national problems that affect health care at all points in the process, at all sites of care, and …

Abstract This update of Key Facts: Race, Ethnicity, and Medical Care, like its predecessors,
is intended to serve as a quick reference source on the health, health insurance coverage …

In its study of racial and ethnic disparities in health care, the Institute of Medicine (IOM)
concluded that there were large and significant disparities in the quality and quantity of …

Racial disparities in health care and health outcomes are a disturbing feature of the
American health care system. Efforts to reduce or ameliorate these disparities must be …

The elimination of racial and ethnic disparities in health has become a national priority in the
United States (US Department of Health and Human Services, Healthy people 2010 …