Cited by 7,043Cultural Competency in Health CareHealth disparities and outcomesRacial and Ethnic Identity Research

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Unequal treatment: confronting racial and ethnic disparities in health care

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Alan Nelson·2003·Choice Reviews Online

Abstract

Racial and ethnic disparities in health care are known to reflect access to care and other issues that arise from differing socioeconomic conditions. There is, however, increasing evidence that even after such differences are accounted for, race and ethnicity remain significant predictors of the quality of health care received. In Unequal Treatment, a panel of experts documents this evidence and explores how persons of color experience the health care environment. The book examines how disparities in treatment may arise in health care systems and looks at aspects of the clinical encounter that may contribute to such disparities. Patients' and providers' attitudes, expectations, and behavior are analyzed. How to intervene? Unequal Treatment offers recommendations for improvements in medical care financing, allocation of care, availability of language translation, community-based care, and other arenas. The committee highlights the potential of cross-cultural education to improve provider-patient communication and offers a detailed look at how to integrate cross-cultural learning within the health professions. The book concludes with recommendations for data collection and research initiatives. Unequal Treatment will be vitally important to health care policymakers, administrators, providers, educators, and students as well as advocates for people of color.

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Authors
Nelson, A.
Corresponding author
Alan Nelson
Venue
Choice Reviews Online
Published
2003-06-01
Volume
40
Issue
10
Pages
40-5843-40-5843
ISSN
  • 0009-4978 (ISSN-L)
  • 1523-8253
OpenAlex
W1918881530
Cited by
7,043
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Type
book review
Language
en
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  • Choice Reviews Online (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Cultural Competency in Health Care
  • Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
Keywords
racial and ethnic disparities in health care, quality of care, health care access, socioeconomic status, patient encounters, provider attitudes, patient expectations, language translation, community-based care, intercultural education, provider-patient communication, health professions education, health care financing, healthcare resource allocation, health disparities research
MeSH terms
Health Services Accessibility, Humans, Minority Groups, Quality of Health Care, Socioeconomic Factors, United States

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